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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph.
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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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Gowen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is located to the south of U.S. Route 270 and 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Wilburton. Gowen has a post office with ZIP code 74545. The post office at Gowen, Indian Territory opened on January 13, 1894. The community was named for lawyer Francis I. Gowen. At the time of its founding, Gowen was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
The population as of the 2020 Census was 244. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Gowen in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary was 244 and contained 118 housing units.
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