Comments on: The Great Michigan Fire of 1871 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/ Dig Michigan! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: farlane http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/comment-page-1/#comment-55740 farlane Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:31:31 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1573#comment-55740 You are correct! Found it linked from this page. Thanks for catching the error. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb_Fire I missed Charles' question - I have read something along those lines. You are correct! Found it linked from this page. Thanks for catching the error.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb_Fire

I missed Charles' question - I have read something along those lines.

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]]> By: Robert McKay http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/comment-page-1/#comment-55739 Robert McKay Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:45:44 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1573#comment-55739 I believe the map you have included in this article is not from 1871. The map looks like the one produced by Sgt. William O. Bailey of the U.S Signal Corps following the 1881 "Thumb Fire". I believe the map you have included in this article is not from 1871. The map looks like the one produced by Sgt. William O. Bailey of the U.S Signal Corps following the 1881 "Thumb Fire".

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]]> By: Charles Bradley http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/comment-page-1/#comment-45885 Charles Bradley Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:23:19 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1573#comment-45885 please see my comments in the comment box #2 above. Thanks Charles Bradley please see my comments in the comment box #2 above. Thanks
Charles Bradley

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]]> By: Charles Bradley http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/comment-page-1/#comment-45884 Charles Bradley Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:18:05 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1573#comment-45884 October 8th, 1871: Can you confirm there were several other fires starting with states west of Illinois and Wisconsin and also east of Michigan. Couldn't all or most of these fires have been started by a meteor shower?? In a recent TV program I viewed, the program showed a map of the USA with a diagram of over a dozen fires on that same day from the mid-west to almost the east coast. This looks like a meteor shower to me. Please respond. October 8th, 1871:
Can you confirm there were several other fires starting with states west of Illinois and Wisconsin and also east of Michigan. Couldn't all or most of these fires have been started by a meteor shower?? In a recent TV program I viewed, the program showed a map of the USA with a diagram of over a dozen fires on that same day from the mid-west to almost the east coast. This looks like a meteor shower to me. Please respond.

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]]> By: Pat Fitton http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-great-michigan-fire-of-1871/comment-page-1/#comment-39385 Pat Fitton Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:28:08 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1573#comment-39385 Hello, I stumbled upon your website and learned the details of the great fire of 1871 for the first time. I had read short historical accounts when visiting Manistee and Traverse City, but didn't realize the magnitude of the fire until I read your website. Thanks for the information! Sincerely, Pat Fitton Hello,

I stumbled upon your website and learned the details of the great fire of 1871 for the first time. I had read short historical accounts when visiting Manistee and Traverse City, but didn't realize the magnitude of the fire until I read your website. Thanks for the information!

Sincerely,

Pat Fitton

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