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The great Thumb Fire took place on September 5, 1881 in the Thumb area of Michigan in the United States. The fire, which burned over a million acres (4,000 km²) in less than a day, was the consequence of drought, hurricane-force winds, heat, the after-effects of the Port Huron Fire of 1871 and the ecological damage wrought by the era's logging techniques.
The blaze, also called the Great Thumb Fire, the Great Forest Fire of 1881 and the Huron Fire, killed 282 people in Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola and Huron counties. The damage estimate was $2,347,000.
The Thumb Fire, which reportedly began in Tuscola County, was allegedly the first natural disaster served by the American Red Cross.
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The blaze, also called the Great Thumb Fire, the Great Forest Fire of 1881 and the Huron Fire, killed 282 people in Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola and Huron counties. The damage estimate was $2,347,000.
The Thumb Fire, which reportedly began in Tuscola County, was allegedly the first natural disaster served by the American Red Cross.
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The Thumb is a region of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten.
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drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region.
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The Port Huron Fire of 1871 occurred on Sunday, October 8 1871. A fire leveled broad swathes in the U.S. state of Michigan, including the cities of Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron. At least 200 people died as a result of the fire.
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Sanilac County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 44,547. The county seat is Sandusky6. The county, which is generally considered to be part of the Thumb region, was created on September 10, 1822 and was fully organized
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Lapeer County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 87,904. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it is part of Metro Detroit. The county seat is Lapeer6.
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Tuscola County is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 58,266. The county seat is Caro6. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840 and was fully organized on March 2, 1850.
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Huron County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,079. The county seat is Bad Axe6. Huron County is located at the northern tip of the region known as the Thumb.
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Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, has the distinction of being the conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire in United States history.[1] While more people perished in the fire and resulting collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, most of
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Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S.
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