1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Pope is a village in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.
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