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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:fire
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Brussels
gptkb:Red_River
gptkb:Williamstown
gptkb:Green_Bay
gptkb:Little_River
gptkb:Marinette
gptkb:Peshtigo
gptkb:Wrightstown
gptkb:New_Franken
gptkb:Menekaunee
gptkb:Sugar_Bush
Forestville
Stiles
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gptkbp:areaBurned
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about 1,200,000 acres
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gptkbp:cause
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unknown, possibly small fires and drought
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Peshtigo_Fire_Cemetery
annual memorial services
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gptkbp:consequence
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mass casualties
destruction of Peshtigo
environmental devastation
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gptkbp:contemporaryOf
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gptkb:Great_Chicago_Fire
gptkb:Holland_Fire
gptkb:Manistee_Fire
gptkb:Port_Huron_Fire
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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October 8, 1871
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:Reverend_Peter_Pernin's_memoir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Peshtigo Fire
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Peshtigo,_Wisconsin
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Peshtigo_Fire_Museum
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gptkbp:notableFor
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deadliest wildfire in U.S. history
extreme heat melted church bells
fire jumped Peshtigo River
fire spread rapidly due to wind and dry conditions
firestorm phenomenon
many victims buried in mass grave
overshadowed by Great Chicago Fire
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gptkbp:notableSurvivor
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gptkb:Reverend_Peter_Pernin
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Great_Chicago_Fire
gptkb:Great_Michigan_Fire
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gptkbp:response
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relief efforts from Chicago and other cities
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gptkbp:victim
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over 1,500
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Great_Chicago_Fire_of_1871
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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