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It might possibly be the Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire of 1871.
The Peshtigo fire covered about 2,400 square miles (or 1.5 million acres) in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
dry summer in 1871; not the cow
The event of October 8, 1871 was not a true tornado but a fire whirl, an intense vortex spawned by a fire. In this case it was the Great Peshtigo Fire, the deadliest fire in United States History. The vortex killed 60 people in the town of Williamsontown, Wisconsin.
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown, but is was not started by Catherine O'Leary's cow.
That was the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 which killed hundreds and destroyed four square miles of the city. Some continue to believe that the cause of the fire was a kicked over lantern by Catherine O'Leary's cow.
The Laguna Fire of 1970 was the worst fire recorded that is a wildfire. It destroyed over 175,000 acres and caused more the 1 billion dollars in damage.
Fire Tablet was created in 1871.
In 1871.
it ended october 10 1871.....
The Peshtigo Fire October 8, 1871 The worst recorded forest fire in North American history raged through Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, destroying millions of dollars worth of property and timberland, and taking between 1,200 and 2,400 lives.
The Chicago Fire burned for 3 days on October 8, 9, and 10, 1871.