The deadliest fire in American history, the Great Peshtigo Fire

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The History Guy remembers the victims of the great 1871 Peshtigo fire in Wisconsin, America's deadliest fire. Because it took place on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire has been largely forgotten. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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@_bxni1197 4 года назад

Hey! I'm a curator at the Peshtigo Fire Museum and I know this an old video but I want to thank you for making it! While I was working the other day a gentleman came into the Museum all the way from Florida because of this video! It's sad that even to this day, 148 years on, the Peshtigo Fire still is less known and has little coverage (there are even Peshtigo natives who know nothing about it!), but it's because of people like you and all those who pass the story on that the memory of those lost can still live on. Again, thank you for telling the story in an accurate way and, if you've never been to our museum stop on by! We’d love to have you!

@hermangre 4 года назад

7:05 and on says it all.

@donaldberry4150 4 года назад

Randall Carlson, and others, suggest passing meteor stream due to several large fires on the same day.

@jasonpooler6137 4 года назад

It's pronounced PESH-tig-o .. not PESH-tee-go here in Wisconsin.

@nayshthegreat 4 года назад

It could also be pronounced Pesh-TA-go

@jakeford9073 4 года назад

@@donaldberry4150 and the fact it was during the torrid meteor stream that year. And the fact that the flames came from the sky. And the fact that these fires started around the same time. And the heat of the fire burnt roots of trees out of the ground show me any forest fire that is that hot. I'm a tree surgeon it is almost impossible to burn roots underground ... Not only that but these were experienced lumberjacks fighting forest fires was a common part of life but they saw this one and most eyewitness accounts are convinced it is the apocalypse lots just fell to there knees in prayer and where burnt alive. Nothing about this day makes sense unless you invoke an extra terrestrial source for the fires.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 6 лет назад

Several viewers have noted that the locals pronounce the town name Pesh-ti-go rather than Pesh-tee-go. For exclusive content, join our community of fans and supporters at thehistoryguyguild.locals.com!

@colinkueny 6 лет назад

The History Guy: Five Minutes of History my grandma (who was born in 1902) grew up in the Door pennuslaa

@websurfer44 6 лет назад

It's ok. Many Wisconsin towns have american indian names which are hard for people who don't live here to pronounce. We always love it when the university of wisconsin football team is able to go to a bowl game and a reporter will ask locals of the bowl town to pronounce Wisconsin town names....Waukesha, Neenah, Pewaukee, etc.

@pmvaldez1 6 лет назад

Them crazy cheeseheads lol.

@A3Kr0n 6 лет назад

Ya, we say Pesh-ti-go here in Wisconsin. Keeps the cheese from spitting out.

@rexfrommn3316 5 лет назад

The 1894 Hinkley, Minnesota fire was another large fire disaster due in part to logging practices. At least 418 people were killed in this large fire disaster. The 1871 Peshtigo fire was larger in terms of acres burned but the Hinkley fire of 1894 was a major disaster event. A telegrqph operator saved the lives of many people coordinating trains to rescue people in and out of the town. Observors at the time made references to a fire tornado. hinckley.govoffice2.com/?SEC=FD8DC19D-5036-4403-8C87-061FFE2E781A

@VictoriousGardenosaurus 5 лет назад

Native of Peshtigo here. Awesome to see this on here, well done. Fun fact, the last day the Fire Museum is open every year is 10/8

@solrosenberg9552 5 лет назад

Yeah, have to wait till next year to go now, lol. It gives me time to plan where else to visit out there since it's a far ways to travel for me.

@troysemrau3654 4 года назад

Didn’t one house survive? My parents are from Marinette and told me a house made out of green would survived.

@scottmiller4348 3 года назад

10/8 , eh ! The idea that there is any way this would happen again at Peshtigo is EXTREMELY SLIM ! However , that date of closing is somewhat suggestive that those in charge of it potentially seek shelter under a rock on that date , just in case ! LOL !

@TacosFromMars 3 года назад

Eric, do you remember the wierd ass doll room that they had in the museum? Creepy stuff, I swear I checked under my bed for weeks as a kid after our annual field trip to make sure that wouldn't be the night I was murdered by a 19th century doll.

@VictoriousGardenosaurus 3 года назад

@@TacosFromMars I hadn't thought of it in years! The smells and sounds of the Historical Days are more vivid to me

@louannreitz3050 3 года назад

My great grandmother was 1 year old in 1871. Her father took the family to the river with a blanket. He went the blanket and put it over their heads. We were told that the air was so hot, they wouldn’t have survived without keeping the blanket wet over their heads. I have been to Pestigo. COVID kept me from returning this year. Do hope the museum can keep this history.

@debrabridges9501 4 года назад

Thank you, History Guy, for acknowledging and remembering the poor souls at Peshtigo. May they be at peace. 🌹

@jh6031 4 года назад

This one really did need to be remembered, History Guy. Thank you for bringing it to us.

@TB-hq1ub 4 года назад

Years ago in the fire academy we studied this fire a truly catastrophic event

@alexriesenbeck 5 лет назад

Of all your videos, this one hit me pretty deep. Not because of a connection to the fire nor the event itself, but for the moral or lesson you sum it up with in the end. Never take anything in this life for granted. That message is so very enormous. Thanks for your great videos.

@freedapeeple4049 5 лет назад

I like to say "Anything can happen, and usually does."

@jamesclancy8091 5 лет назад

Made me so sad my eyes are leaking.

@maryrhudy9250 4 года назад

I've read books about this fire and watched videos. All these years later, it still breaks my heart.

@NicholasMeyer515 3 года назад

As a native ‘Sconi, growing up around Wausaukee, and like all grade-schoolers in the region, I all made the pilgrimage to Peshtigo to learn about that horrible moment in history. Thanks for bringing it to wider audience. It deserves remembrance. (And it’s PESH -te- go, but many have called that out. It’s a minor thing and WI is full of befuddling town names)

@arlieaustin448 4 года назад

Thank you for doing this! As a retired Firefighter i've read alot of fire history, this one always seem to be forgotten!

@charleshoyt2394 4 года назад

In the book about the fire my family name's in it. 2 great uncle's were lost, by running into a swamp. 1 great grandpa and my great great grandma dropped into the well and survived the fire. Most folks have never heard of the peshtigo fire. Thx, history guy for reporting on it

@stephenanderson3056 6 лет назад

Great presentation. My great grandparents were survivors of the Peshtigo fire. One of the Hanson family survivors lived with my family until she died. Thanks much.

@pmvaldez1 6 лет назад

Made me think of the 19 fire fighters who died fighting the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona back in 2013. Those guys were hot shot pros and they still got killed. Just shows that fire can kick your ass no matter how well you're trained to deal with it.

@solrosenberg9552 5 лет назад

So thinking a bucket brigade could take care of any forest fire was foolish thinking? Lol.

@whalesong999 5 лет назад

It's like "the sum becomes greater than it's parts" comparison. The fires take on an unimaginable size and fury that goes beyond predictions.

@whalesong999 5 лет назад

@Despiser Despised Fire fighters would not be from the same pool of Govt. workers as most of the others.

@kimschellenberg7304 4 года назад

For those of you who think that the gov't employees who fight fires are akin to someone who pushes paperwork...you have no idea what you're talking about. Imagine being part of a Helittack crew, repelling out of a helicopter with an axe, helmet, fire tent, radio, rope, chainsaw, shovel, and water. Then you go to work...either you are ahead of the fire hacking and chopping down bush, or behind it, going after hotspots in 100°F heat & choking on smoke. This goes on for 12 hours a day, 2 weeks on, 3 days off, all fire season long. Sure, there are days when it rains, but lightning strikes change every plan made the day before. Those men in Arizona are missed and loved by their families. Their deaths shook every wildfire-fighter in North America...because if it could happen to those guys, it could happen to anyone. Soldiers are respected for the battles they face...these men and women need to be respected as well. And if you think it's so easy, every fire season needs more personnel: sign up or shut up.

@TheHerbdude 4 года назад

I know quite a few people who lost their property in the Yarnell fire. It was only about 15 miles from our house in Wilhoit. Luckily none of the folks I know died in the fire. Poor firefighters.

@almilani4300 4 года назад

When I was in school I flunked every subject EXCEPT HISTORY! I CAN STILL NEVER GET ENOUGH AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE SUPERB!

@1TakoyakiStore 6 лет назад

My grandmother still gets wildfire nightmares from the all the stories she heard as a little girl growing up in Peshtigo.

@andylutz3505 3 года назад

Wow.

@raydunakin 4 года назад

Excellent video, very moving. It's stunning to realize that such a horrific disaster is almost completely unknown.

@spanqueluv9er 2 года назад

It’s very well known.🤦‍♂️

@thestahlfamilycircus7317 2 года назад

I never knew about this until today.

@jg2072 5 лет назад

As a Wisconsin wildland firefighter I appreciate your coverage of this event. I spent time in recent years staged to that area from southern Wisconsin to help protect that are when conditions were dry. It's an important story. Thank you

@ZenZaBill 5 лет назад

I grew up in Chicago, and in grade school we were all told of Mrs. O' Leary's cow who kicked over the kerosene lamp that (supposedly) started the fire. But until just now, I'd never heard of of the Peshtigo fire. Thanks for bringing out this bit of history to be remembered!

@amyhull754 5 лет назад

I suspect it's one of the reasons a tiny side street off of Grand right by Navy Pier is named Peshtigo Street.

@cnD64 2 года назад

It's sad that the story was made up by some reporters trying to create a better scoop for their article. 😕

@dawnt6791 Год назад

@@cnD64 Yep. Lack of journalistic integrity isn't a new concept, for sure!

@xaenon 5 лет назад

"You can't take anything in this life for granted, that the world can change in one, terrible instant." I wish more people would realize that.

@johnallen8234 5 лет назад

As a student, I did not care for history lessons at all. Now as an adult I am very happy to have learned so much history from this channel. Thank you for making history interesting and enjoyable to learn. Your style and methods are very easy to understand. I wish my history teachers were as excited to share historic stories as you are. Thank you! Subscribed and beleive I have seen every one one your videos.

@lynnwood7205 5 лет назад

Puts my experience in the CampFire of 2018 in perspective. Access to automobiles and dedicated and maintained roadways while directed by trained emergency responders having modern communication gear and network. All did not go perfectly, and many lost their lives, but it could have been so much worse without those modern advantages, without the toil of hundreds of professionals while in extreme danger to save thousands... Everything gone in just four, five, hours... Always say something to those you love before you leave for the day. You may never get to return.

@wilsonjw42 5 лет назад

My girlfriend and I were through Pestigo to visit the cemetery just a few weeks ago. I recommend the visit; it's quite sobering.

@lam3616 4 года назад

History Guy- thanks so much for this short docu! I've grown up hearing about this conflagration from my mom's northern Wisconsin family. My great-great-grandfather, Joseph Prudhomme, as a youth survived the Fire by going into the river with his sister and they splashed water on each other. It's a marvel of God's Grace anyone survived at all and I'm Very thankful my forefather made it through and my branch of the family exists today!

@2fas4me2 4 года назад

One of the things that I appreciate about your channel is that you don't hide your emotions. Several stories have demonstrated that even sad history deserves to be remembered. These are the stories that I need to know because they simply have happened. Thank you for bringing this story to me. I've never heard of it before.

@nyralauphia999 Год назад

Thank you for educating about this! There’s a band called O’Death who made a song called Fire on Meshtigo as a tribute. The song is frightening and haunting, showing how frantic and horrified the people of the town were. It talks about those who passed, describing the feeling of breathing “breathless air,” and talking about frantically running, no matter who you stepped on, just to get to a river that you thought would be your savior, but in the end still actively killed people.

@howardryburn9646 4 года назад

Please , don't ever stop bringing your knowledge to us ! I didn't know I was a serious history fan until you.

@DaleRaby 6 лет назад

The locals (I live in Green Bay) pronounce the name PESH ti go. Aside from that, y' done good History Guy. To this day you can STILL find tree stumps from trees burned in that fire. The museum is worth the drive to see.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 6 лет назад

Dale Raby someone else had pointed that out as well. Thanks! If I redo this one I will change the pronunciation. I do want to get up to visit the museum.

@DaleRaby 6 лет назад

I saw that, but he did not mention which sylable got the accent. Lots of towns up here are hard to pronounce, i.e.: Suamico, Wauwatosa & Allouez to name just a few. You didn't do so bad. If/when you visit the museum, gimme a shout. I can suggest a few other historical items that might interest you... i.e.: the Cobia in Manitowoc. I don't do Facebook, but my email is firstlastname@gmail... and yeah, I am the same guy who wrote the book on blacksmithing among others.

@nurse2long 5 лет назад

+Dale Raby take him to Marinette to see the logging museum. My relative’s picture is in there somewhere.

@solrosenberg9552 5 лет назад

I just found out about this and unfortunately the museum is closed for the winter. I looked at all the pictures of it online though. Kind of a long ways for me to go anyways just for that. Gives me time to plan my trip to go somewhere else as well that interests me. Thinking maybe the railroad museum in green bay.

@lukewarmwater6412 5 лет назад

are you saying that there were fire storms before the fires in california?? impossible!!....... and again we see that the normal has been overhyped on the coast's and us folks in the middle know better. huh. who'da thought.

@joeboatwrench9315 5 лет назад

As a Wisconsinite , I grew up in Antigo. A city not too far from Peshtigo. We were thought about this great tragedy in grade school. I visited the museum , although many years ago. It gave me a great feeling to have you do this memory justice. As only you could. Thank you , Sir.

@715rdmail 4 года назад

I'm from Antigo as well and have been to the museum too. Learned about the fire very early on.

@neils5539 4 года назад

Having grown up around Chicago, I've heard about this event many times. But your telling puts a more "first hand" feel to it. Can you imagine the fear those helpless people felt in that situation? Wow!

@jmeyer3rn 4 года назад

Mr HG, you are truly amazing. This is history I’ve never heard and definitely deserves to be remembered.

@onebadapple83 4 года назад

4th grade 1968 western Wisconsin we learned about this disaster and I remember it was made clear the extent of the carnage and was mentioned a few times through the next couple grades. That was the last I’ve heard about it until this came up on the recommendations. Never forgot about it!!! Thanks for posting!

@axeldread2979 5 лет назад

Thank you for publishing this story as it really does need to be remembered. Another story I think needs to be remembered is the hanging of three innocent men in Duluth MN which took place about 100 years ago by a vigilante mob.

@greyferguson9319 6 лет назад

My parents grew up in this area, so I heard about this fire often. Have been to Peshtigo and have been to Goodman Park on the Peshtigo River. Beautiful area.

@greyferguson9319 4 года назад

Me too....Goodman Park is a gem. My parents were born in the Wabeno area. My dad built their 1st home of vertical logs outside of Townsend (1946) and it still stands.

@billkipper3264 5 лет назад

In addition to the Chicago and Peshtigo fires around a dozen fires occurred that night across the whole area. The interesting thing being that they all started about the same time, around 9:00 pm if memory serves. Although not known for sure, a good candidate for the cause is a meteor or small asteroid breaking up in the atmosphere, hitting the ground and igniting the various flames.

@GrahamCStrouse 5 лет назад

Bill Kipper Intense heat & lots of dry timber doesn’t need a meteor to get lit. Look at California the last few years.

@Kenshiroit 4 года назад

@@GrahamCStrouse yeah but dozens of fireall at thesame frigging time?????

@randallgates3679 4 года назад

The new theory is this was a result of a comet

@Kenshiroit 4 года назад

@@randallgates3679 *meteorite

@defenderofpoodles5606 5 лет назад

This story stuck with me when I watched this video. Today, I’ve written to two news organizations because they have been calling the Camp Fire in California the deadliest in American history and ask them to make the correction.

@Twomidgetsonahorse 5 лет назад

I've watched almost every episode you've posted and this is the first one I've commented on. My grandfather was a logger and self taught engineer. He worked in and around the coastal mountains of Oregon and fought in almost every one of the conflagrations in the area from the 30's thru the 50's. Since the lumber camps were generally deep in the woods the woodsmen were often times the first responders to a forest fire. Indeed a firestorm is quite a frightful sight to behold or hear about. My grandfather would tell stories of how a fire would crest a mountain and push 200 foot tall Douglas fir trees ahead of the main blaze like a bulldozer with the force of the firestorm winds. Trees would be uprooted in a fire tornado and end up hundreds of feet away. Many times the great conflagrations of the Tillmook forest area would see live embers fall as far away as Wyoming or Nebraska. This episode hit me hard and your point of never taking anything in life for granted is a lesson taught to me by my elders and bolstered mightily in this episode. Thank you and please do keep up the good work.

@WillaHerrera 4 года назад

My narrowly escaped the Camp Fire in Paradise California. I was 10 miles away that morning and stuck in traffic for hours. Hearing about this fire brings back such bad memories. My mother's car was surrounded by flames. She gave up and resigned herself to die in the fire. She was going to get out of her car as to not suffer longer. Luckily she was on the phone with my sister. My sister screamed at my mother to STOP BEING A BABY AND STAY IN YOUR CAR AND SMASH THE GAS PEDAL AND DRIVE THROUGH THE FIRE. My mother did what she told her and she lived. The next week I replaced the air filter and cabin filter in my mother's car. They were both full of ashes and nearly 100% clogged up. Thank you for these videos History Guy. You really share some amazing things most have never heard of.

@MarianneKat 3 года назад

Awww, that was so well presented, thank you. Lived in Michigan all my life and never heard of this. Visited Hardwick Pines where you can see just how huge those pines were cuz it's virgin forest. I cant imagine no rain for eleven weeks, that's just unheard of around here. Thanks for all you do, been living on these during 2020 when I'm not working.

@philipsartell494 4 года назад

Thank you for this video. I had never heard of this fire. Having been a witness to the much less dire but no less frightening Gatlinburg, TN of 2016, I can appreciate what can happen very quickly when multiple conditions converge to create disaster.

@robertpotthast9540 5 лет назад

Your channel teaches us so much more than history. I cannot express in words how much I appreciate your channel. God bless you, H.G.

@sequoyah59 6 лет назад

You do a great job of this series. May you never run out of material. The vignette style is especially good allowing for short viewing and discussion or just a quick history lesson. Your delivery reminds me a bit of James Burke and I wish you equal success and recognition is you seek that. Thank you again. The great raft of the red river and captain Shreve is an interesting story. Good info can be had at the corps of engineers museum in shreveport.

@katleensullivan7427 4 года назад

It seems inappropriate to give this video a thumbs up considering the content, but I did. The loss of so many many lives, the complete destruction of a town, and the burning of millions of acres...is worth remembering. Thank you for taking the time to make this history snippet. My father is a retired fireman, training officer and chief. This video gave me pause and I stopped a moment to be thankful for his safety during the many fires throughout his career. Love your channel, thanks.

@johnhoefert5185 5 лет назад

I live where this happened . The southeast part of Marinette County is a gorgeous area with lots of wildlife . But I can't even imagine how miserable it must have been for those living here at that time AND for many years after . Nature gave us a beautiful land over time . I'm blessed to live in this region and wish everyone could experience this part of America . And thank you for this channel . Absolutely one of my favorite RU-vid channels .

@MisakaMikotoDesu 6 лет назад

I love hearing about Wisconsin and midwestern history. Thanks much! You're doing a great service to youtube with this series.

@handimanjay6642 4 года назад

Thank you. So well spoken. As for the solemn ending, always tell the ones you love that you love them every time you part because you never know......

@sanewfield1 5 лет назад

So sad. Love learning history I've never known. But this made me cry. Even you had a hard time with it. History is sometimes sad but worth remembering. Love this channel.

@maxcelcat 5 лет назад

Wow. Reminds me of the huge blaze, or indeed blazes, we had here in Victoria in 2009. It was 48 degrees Celsius and 173 people died :-/

@jimmclean4428 3 года назад

Thank you for remembering the Peshtigo Fire that was overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire. You might also want take a look at another Great fire in Minnesota on or about the same time commonly known as the Hinkley Fire that was of the same magnitude. Thank you. Jim McLean

@milliewilliams6418 Год назад

Thank you for telling this horrible event with such kindness and compassion. I stopped by Peshtigo once on my many trips thru WI. Never saw the museum but there was a plaque on the road I was on and I was horrified that so many people were trapped and died. I did not catch that it was bigger than the Chicago fire nor that it was on the same day. I agree with the other people here, you have a gift for making history interesting. It's stories about people and we all have them! Memorizing dates is useless for kids, tell them the stories. The dates can always be looked up. It was never fun in school but I look forward to your videos popping up! Thank you!

@57WillysCJ 5 лет назад

Extra information, there were more fires that day. There were fires in Michigan in what is commonly called the thumb area. Holland, Manistee and Port Huron Michigan burned at the same time. The Northwoods was a rough and tumble area in those days. They use to wonder which was hotter on Friday night, hell, Hurley or Hayward. They wondered after the fires if it was aliens or maybe pieces of the Comet Biela. American and British military studied the firestorm of Peshtigo to create firestorm conditions from bombing. Like Dresden and Tokyo. Another side effect of the fire in Chicago is the change in building materials. One being brownstone quarried from the shores of Lake Superior. The Thumb fire of 1881 was partly do to the fire from Port Huron plus ecological effects of the logging of the time. The next day was called Yellow Day because of the smoke. Minnesota was not spared from the fires of the time period. The Great Hinkley Fire of 1894, the Baudette fire of 1910 and the Cloquet fire of October 1918.

@michaelreed5416 6 лет назад

How the hell is this not in history books 1500 dead dam

@em1osmurf 5 лет назад

grew up on a KS farm. chicago fire used about half a page in my history book. the plains wars took a whole chapter. it's all relative

@eyerawkutube 5 лет назад

I'm from Wisconsin, not too far from Green Bay either...Only fire I ever heard about was the Great Chicago fire...nice

@kaliberimaging5579 5 лет назад

@@eyerawkutube If you went to eighth grade in Wisconsin, you were supposed to have heard about the Peshtigo fire.

@eyerawkutube 5 лет назад

@@kaliberimaging5579 "supposed to have heard"

@michaelwertzy9808 5 лет назад

The "media" of the day was newspapers and "word of mouth". Sensational news, like the present, "sells". The general public never heard of Peshtigo, like the other tragedies of that time. Chicago "won" the headlines because it was internationally known. Even the newspapers had no idea yet of what occurred for even a day. No radio or TV then, right? Today, even history books neglect to print honest truths of real life, kinda like Columbus "discovered" America. WHAT?!

@michaeldougfir9807 6 лет назад

In forestry we remember a hero from that fire. In those days men were hired off the street, from saloons, anyplace to get more bodies to help fight the forest fire. The man in charge of one crew found after a time, that they were trapped by fire. But Ed Pulaski knew of a cave. He took his men there. There was fear and panick among thise men. The inexperienced men were ready to run out of the cave, which would have meant death. Ed held the men in the cave at gunpoint, to save them. The night passed, and so did the fire front. In the morning the crew left. The crew owed their lives to Ed Pulaski. To this day we have an improved firefighting tool that was named after Ed. Every day we speak his name when we use a "Pulaski".

@kentcarter6547 6 лет назад

Sir, respectfully, Edward Pulaski led his men into the cave you speak of in August 1910 in Idaho, during the Big Blow Up.

@daleslover2771 6 лет назад

Michael Dougfir I just use mine today doing some gold mining,, can't live without it .. its the finest tool that's ever been invented.

@dozer1642 5 лет назад

Kent Carter thank you for correcting him and preventing me from doing it less respectfully.

@tednugent8501 5 лет назад

Is the tool a gun?

@hoosierhiver 5 лет назад

It's an axe on one side and a hoe on the other

@crissd8283 5 лет назад

I want you to know you are doing an amazing job. Thanks for all the work and research you put into making these videos.

@herbertwebb7215 5 лет назад

I really enjoyed your closing comments. Life has risks, some real, some imagined, and some that never occur to us. I have watched over half your videos and the one thing that I can take away from all of them is that none of the players in these moments woke up that morning and said they were going to make history today. They did wake up and embrace the day and with that attitude, they made history. I try to embrace life every day as if it will be my last. Thanks for the great lessons, I really enjoy watching them.

@danr1920 5 лет назад

I love history too. Hated it school! Thank you Mr. Hanson!! This was in Wisconsin, yet I learned about this fire from my parents!

@ericholloway5352 2 года назад

Thanks for this video. Growing up in a small Wisconsin town I learned of this fire in school. It is nice that this video exists to carry their story on. It got me thinking, perhaps you could do a story on Soldiers Grove, WI, the town that had to move because of constant flooding year after year. Thanks for the great videos!

@mikeodell9688 5 лет назад

Thank you for the story. I grew up in N.E. Wisconsin and we learned about this fire in grade school. It actually burned on both sides of the bay (Green Bay).

@reginaphalange7959 2 года назад

This hits close to home, as I live just a few miles from where the Marshall Fire was in Colorado. It happened the same way - major drought and hurricane-force winds. That was one terrifying day! I was actually between that and a smaller fire, freaking out and wondering if I would have to evacuate, then glued to the internet most of the night. It wiped out about nine square miles, nothing compared to the Peshtigo fire, but it was almost three times the size of the Great Chicago Fire. It sure traumatized our community. Seeing entire neighborhoods looking like they've been nuked is hard to wrap your head around. It's amazing that only two people died.

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape Год назад

Whenever I get a chance through the seasons with my kids here in Minnesota I point out how life was incredibly rough 150 years ago, here we grew up with the great Hinckley fire which killed over 400, when I went to Chicago as a kid most folks didn't know anything about locations or such as so much time has passed, this was well done, hope you can cover the Hinckley fire someday

@wdtaut5650 4 года назад

A member of my wife's family survived by jumping in the marsh area. One story says a train carried many to safety and that the train was on fire as it left the town. The tree shown at 1:41 looks more like a cedar than a white pine.

@erikkunkle9574 6 лет назад

You are so heartfelt in telling this story. I really enjoy your lessons

@wrightflyer7855 5 лет назад

+The History Guy, I never heard of this until I found your excellent presentation. You are truly admired by your fellow history buffs. Thank you so much!

@rickhigson3881 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@robertphillips6296 2 года назад

Thank you for posting.

@dennylee8273 4 года назад

You're an awesome guy. The way you told that bit of history shows that you really felt for these people as they died in this terrible tragedy. Life is precious and any moment could be our last. Thank you History Guy.

@aerofpv2109 2 года назад

Congrats on that 1 million milestone Sir. Well deserved.

@dawnchristensen7492 4 года назад

Thank you for this video!

@christ186 5 лет назад

Great video, you have a fantastic way of delivering the information. Well done sir

@edschermer 5 лет назад

Catching up on old episodes...VERY powerful episode! Your cadence and delivery tone were outstanding for such a somber topic. I truly appreciated your summary and reminder of the fragility of life.

@linkmidna1able 4 года назад

I learned about this fire when I was in fourth grade, as my history class was more focused on the history of Wisconsin. I lived in the South western part of the state. I thought this was well known at least in the state if not the country due to how wide spread it was.

@nobody-ly9ef 5 лет назад

I find the moments in history that you share to be most fascinating, and they elicit, in me, a broad spectrum of responses. This particular story was very moving, and i appreciate you sharing this epic tragedy that I had not known occurred. Your channel is superb, and your enthusiasm toward history is contagious.

@robertwilson3914 3 года назад

Another great, informative video, Sir !! Thank you very much !!

@johnkelley9877 6 лет назад

I had never heard of this horrible fire until I subscribed to this channel. Thanks for remembering those who one day simply vanished in a fire along with all their records of their brief lives.

@carolnorton2551 5 лет назад

Thanks for another great video.

@ddark0077 3 года назад

The summing up you did for the end of this video should be enshrined as the motto for 2020. Thanks for the videos history guy.

@Wheeler85 4 года назад

Very informational. Thank you! 👍🏻

@clivewilliams916 4 года назад

How terrible and sad,up until today I had not heard of the Peshtigo fire,your description was vivid and disturbing,I am glad to have been educated about this and feel so sad for those people at least they will not be forgotten through videos like yours,best wishes from chilly Liverpool England xx

@paulmccollough 4 года назад

Great and informative video as always!

@gkett001 6 лет назад

Liking all your videos. Ones like this really catch my attention.

@hokeypokeydot7818 3 года назад

My elementary school visited the museum many years ago. Thank you for covering this.

@hovanti 5 лет назад

Thank you, History Guy, for sharing this most important but awful account. I was ignorant of it, but from now on, upon hearing any mention of the Great Chicago Fire, I will be sure to inform folks of this terrible incident as well. *It most certainly deserves to be remembered!*

@amrosla67 4 года назад

Thank you for all the time and effort you put into these videos!!! Best wishes!!! Art

@mopar1968cb 3 года назад

Amazing and sad history. Thank you

@jjrotogeek 4 года назад

Wow that’s amazing. Glad I learned this. Love your channel

@patrickroe3260 Год назад

You are correct- the people and the Peshtigo fire needs to be remembered.

@HartlandOrchard 4 года назад

Awesome video thank you

@davidharris6581 5 лет назад

Really interesting. Thanks!

@jwz2333 4 года назад

Thanks for this. So much!1

@ncplantdoctor 5 лет назад

I spent many summers in northern Wisconsin and knew about the fire, but people I mention it to are always skeptical that the Chicago Fire was the worst in history. Thanks for doing this piece.

@jasondanner6630 5 лет назад

Horrific. Wow I've heard this story before, you are an excellent storyteller and I appreciate your channel and the way tell the story. Thank you

@calebjohnston_youtube Год назад

Awesome video - thanks.

@rabignall 5 лет назад

Love this video. Keep up the great work!

@robertlee3 5 лет назад

I love history. It is our only means of context.

@mewsymom1040 3 года назад

I live in the area. Please do another segment of this fire. You forgot to mention how it jumped the bay of Green Bay, and set fire to Door County, where the community of Brussels is. To give you an idea of the bay distance, I don’t believe you can see land from one side to the other. Also, people jumped in wells trying to survive. Horrible tragedy. BTY, area folk don’t say Pesh- TEE-go, but the TEE sounds like (sorry, tit.) So Pesh-ti-go. LOVE LOVE LOVE your history lessons. Son-in-law is a big history fan, and he keeps me on my toes. Thank you for all that you do.

@billaustin650 3 года назад

Amen, thanks for remembering those folks.

@bethjustmann356 4 года назад

Born & raised in WI, 2 hrs south of Peshtigo. A teacher in grade school was from Wrightstown, about an hour south of Peshtigo, and she had a book about the fire. Maybe it wasn't the best subject to read to kids ages 6 to 10, this was a two room school, but I've been aware of fire safety since then. Thanks History Guy & Gal!!!!