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on October 8, 1871. The fire was the deadliest fire in the history of the United States. According to stories of survivors, many people fled for the river to escape the inferno.
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on the river called the Roaring Rapids is well known in the region. Further downstream there are two dams known as Caldron Falls Dam and High Falls Dam before collecting the
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happened in the river's vicinity, and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames. A section of
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and flows southeasterly towards the bay of Green Bay, spending most of its time winding through
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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USGS Real-Time Water Data for USGS 04067958 PESHTIGO RIVER NEAR WABENO, WI
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Stephenson
Argonne, Wisconsin
45°40′10″N 88°48′48″W / 45.66944°N 88.81333°W / 45.66944; -88.81333
Mouth
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
44°58′25″N 87°39′20″W / 44.97361°N 87.65556°W / 44.97361; -87.65556
/ˈpɛʃtɪɡ/
PESH-ti-go
tributary
Green Bay
U.S. state
Wisconsin
Peshtigo Fire
whitewater
Thunder River

U.S. Route 41
Forest County
Marinette County
Peshtigo
Peshtigo Fire
List of Wisconsin rivers
"Peshtigo River"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
The National Map

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