Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox nrhp The Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is a cemetery in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. The cemetery is the burial location of the charred remains of victims of the Peshtigo Fire, of October 8, 1871, the deadliest natural fire in the history of the United States.[1] Identified victims were buried in traditional marked graves, and over 300 unidentified victims were buried in a mass grave. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The memorial at the cemetery was the first official state historical marker authorized by the State Historic Society of Wisconsin.[2] The cemetery is located adjacent to the Peshtigo Fire Museum, which is a memorial museum for the fire.
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Marker for the mass grave
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Mass grave
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- Firefighting memorials
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Protected areas of Marinette County, Wisconsin
- 1871 establishments in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Marinette County, Wisconsin
- Cemeteries established in the 1870s