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: Sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Ferrysburg is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,892 at the 2010 census.
Spring Lake Township borders the city on the north and east, though it is administratively autonomous. The village of Spring Lake is located to the southeast, on the opposite side of Spring Lake from Ferrysburg. The city of Grand Haven is located to the south, on the opposite side of the Grand River. Lake Michigan is to the west of the city. Spring Lake's ZIP code 49456 serves most locations in Ferrysburg as well; only a few areas have a Ferrysburg ZIP code.
US 31 passes north-south through the city and M-104 has its western terminus at US 31 in Ferrysburg.
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