Historedia
Person

Gess

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gess, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Great Lakes fires of October 1871: Chicago, Peshtigo, Holland and Manistee

    1871

    Role: Co-author of Firestorm at Peshtigo

    1. October 8–10, 1871 · Chicago, IllinoisGreat Chicago Fire

      The Great Chicago Fire burned in Chicago, Illinois, during October 8–10, 1871, destroying structures and leaving residents homeless.

    2. October 8, 1871 · Peshtigo, WisconsinPeshtigo Fire

      The Peshtigo Fire was a wildfire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, killing up to 2,500 people.

Sources

  1. Peshtigo fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08