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 61. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
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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
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18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Penn Yan is an incorporated village and the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
As tourism has grown in the Finger Lakes, Penn Yan has become a summertime hub for visitors to local vineyards, breweries, and Mennonite craft markets. Since the 1970s, farmland in Yates County has been increasingly purchased by Mennonite families from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Today, Penn Yan is the center of the largest Old Order Mennonite community in New York State, and horse-drawn buggies are a common sight in the village.
The village is home to The Birkett Mills, founded in 1797, one of the oldest mills in the United States and among the largest buckwheat manufacturers, earning Penn Yan the title of the "Buckwheat Capital of America." During the 1987 Annual Buckwheat Harvest Festival, a 28-foot griddle was used to cook what was then the world's largest pancake.
The Village of Penn Yan is primarily in the Town of Milo, but a small section is in the Town of Benton. A smaller section is in the Town of Jerusalem. The Penn Yan Airport is south of the village. The name "Penn Yan" is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". It houses the Penn Yan Central School District.
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