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Port Huron Fire of 1871

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The Port Huron Fire of October 8, 1871 (one of a series of fires known collectively as the Great Fire of 1871 or the Great Michigan Fire) burned a number of cities including White Rock and Port Huron, and much of the countryside in the "Thumb" region of the U.S. state of Michigan (a total of 1.2 million acres, or 4,850 km²). On the same day, other fires burned the cities of Holland and Manistee, Michigan, as well as broad swaths of forest in various areas of the state; the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire also occurred on the same day. At least 50 people died as a result of the Port Huron Fire, and at least 200 from all the fires in the state.

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Port Huron Fire of 1871
Ward Street, Port Huron

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Michigan, United States
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