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: Rain and patchy fog and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 5am. Clear, with a low around 35. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Pawtucket, Seekonk River
(8.9 miles away)
Providence, State Pier no.1
(9 miles away)
Rumford, Seekonk River
(9.4 miles away)
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
Greenville is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,658 at the 2010 census. The CDP is centered on the village of Greenville but also encompasses the nearby villages of West Greenville and Spragueville, as well as the Mountaindale Reservoir and beach.
The village of Greenville is named after Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, who was born in Rhode Island in 1742. The location, however, was first settled in the 17th century. The village contains the Greenville Baptist Church (American Baptist Churches, USA), Greenville Public Library, and William Winsor School, and there are many apple orchards in the surrounding area. The area was active in the Free Will Baptist movement in the 19th century, and the Smithville Seminary, a Free Baptist institution, was nearby. U.S. Route 44, known locally as "Putnam Pike", runs through the center of Greenville.
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