155 Years Ago, Chicago Burned While America’s Deadliest Fire Was Unfolding Nearby

Everyone knows the cow started the Chicago Fire. But 250 miles north, a forgotten inferno killed over 1,000 people that same ...

In 1871, Wisconsin’s Peshtigo fire killed more than 1,200 people as Chicago burned, becoming the deadliest wildfire in US history

The Peshtigo Fire of 1871 stands as a grim testament to nature’s fury, claiming over 1,200 lives and marking it as the ...