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The Great Chicago Fire is remembered for the city's struggle to rebuild. The Peshtigo Fire reminds us that behind every disaster are individual lives, families, and communities whose losses must not be forgotten.

October 8 in History | 1871: The Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire

1. October 8, 1871: Fires Sweep Across the American Midwest On October 8, 1871, several major fires struck…