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, with a high near 70. North wind around 14 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 3 to 12 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. East wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
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
Millwood is an unincorporated community in northwestern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River at the mouth of Mill Creek. It lies along West Virginia Routes 2 and 62 northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. Its elevation is 577 feet (176 m). Although Millwood is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 25262.
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