The Peshtigo Fire | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 8th of October, 1871, residents of the town of Peshtigo in Wisconsin noticed a red glow on the horizon, as well as ashes and sparks blowing in on the breeze..." As always, THANK YOU to all my Patreon patrons: you make this channel possible. https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror SOCIAL MEDIA: ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fascinatinghorror ► Suggestions: [email protected] CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Background 02:26 - The Peshtigo Fire 08:09 - The Aftermath MUSIC: ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory SOURCES: ► "The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account" by Peter Pernin, published by The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Summer 1971. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4634648 ► City of Peshtigo Official Website, published by Peshtigo City Council. Link: https://ci.peshtigo.wi.us/ ► Peshtigo Fire Museum Website, published by the Peshtigo Historical Society. Link: http://www.peshtigofiremuseum.com/ ► "Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History" by Denise Gess and William Lutz, published by Henry Holt and Company, 2003. ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​