The Mississagi Fire, 1948, A Historical Account
Description
- Creator
- Gord Campbell, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Documents
- Description
- This is a sixty-seven page report describing the massive Mississagi forest fire of 1948 that resulted in the burning of 323,520 acres of land.
The report is divided into four sections, including: The Mississagi Forest conditions prior to the fire; the fire, how it started and was fought; a post-fire analysis including information about reforestation; and an update on the forest condition 1973.
The author notes that information was gathered from various sources including "historical accounts, personal experiences, research data and other reports."
- Notes
- Edmond Duhaime died in the fire at the age of 19.
- Date of Original
- 1973
- Date Of Event
- 1948
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.16676 Longitude: -83.01658
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- Creative Commons licence
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- Contact
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