The Great Fire of 1910

The Great Fire of 1910 (HM22VO)

Location: Wallace, ID 83873 Shoshone County
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N 47° 27.569', W 115° 56.09'

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In August 1910, this area was ravaged by one of a series of huge forest fires which swept the inland empire at that time.
Small fires had been burning for days in timber parched by a record drought.
Despite the efforts of hundreds of fire fighters to control the firs, gale force winds fanned small fires into big ones.
An estimated three million acres were devastated by the 1910 fires.

While fighting the huge fires, Forest Ranger Edward C. Pulaski and his crew of 45 men were trapped by the flames. He led his crew into an abandoned mine tunnel and held them there until the fire passed. Six men died, but Pulaski's prompt action saved the other members of the crew.

The tunnel in which Pulaski and his men took refuge is about 2 miles upstream on the west fork of Placer Creek.
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HM NumberHM22VO
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Placed ByForest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 580282 N 5256776
Decimal Degrees47.45948333, -115.93483333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 27.569', W 115° 56.09'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 27' 34.14" N, 115° 56' 5.4000000000002" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 558 Placer Creek Rd, Wallace ID 83873, US
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