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Historic fires in New Brunswick Wisconsin and Hinckley recalled
Henry Graves cites past great forest fires from 1825 Miramichi River to 1910 Pacific Northwest. He notes 1825 devastation with 160 dead and 590 buildings, 1871 Peshtigo and area damage, 1894 Hinckley destroying seven towns and 500 deaths, and 1910 drought sparked Coeur d Alene fires with 1800 firefighters and soldiers aiding containment.
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