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Survivors with Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker
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A group of survivors of the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 are gathered in front of the Peshtigo Fire historical marker. The marker dedication coincided with the 80th anniversary of the fire.
October 7, 1951
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