Miramichi Fire of 1825

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The Miramichi Fire of 1825 was one of the largest and deadliest forest fires in North American history, devastating vast areas of New Brunswick and killing hundreds of people.

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Miramichi Fire of 1825 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf forest fire ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ
affectedGroup European settlers in New Brunswick ⓘ
Maliseet people ⓘ
Mi'kmaq people ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
aftermath aid from the United Kingdom and the United States ⓘ
relief efforts from other parts of British North America ⓘ
widespread famine risk in affected communities ⓘ
areaAffected Bathurst region ⓘ
Blackville ⓘ
Chatham ⓘ
Doaktown ⓘ
Douglasfield ⓘ
Miramichi River valley ⓘ
linked to: Miramichi River

Newcastle ⓘ
Tabusintac ⓘ
north-central New Brunswick ⓘ
areaBurned approximately 15000 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 3.7 million acres ⓘ
casualties thousands left homeless ⓘ
cause extreme drought conditions ⓘ
slash-and-burn land clearing practices ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
deathToll hundreds of people ⓘ
destroyed large parts of Chatham ⓘ
numerous lumber camps ⓘ
town of Newcastle ⓘ
estimatedDeaths over 160 people ⓘ
up to 500 people ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial era in New Brunswick ⓘ
impact destroyed numerous settlements ⓘ
devastated forests of New Brunswick ⓘ
killed large numbers of livestock and wildlife ⓘ
prompted changes in land-clearing practices ⓘ
prompted early discussions of forest fire management in the region ⓘ
severely affected timber industry in New Brunswick ⓘ
languageOfRegion English ⓘ
Mi'kmaq ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
locatedIn Miramichi region ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
month October ⓘ
notableAs one of the deadliest forest fires in Canadian history ⓘ
one of the largest forest fires in North American history ⓘ
partOf history of Canadian natural disasters ⓘ
history of New Brunswick ⓘ
spreadBy strong southwest winds ⓘ
startDate 1825-10-07 ⓘ
weatherConditions high winds on the day of the fire ⓘ
prolonged dry summer ⓘ
year 1825 ⓘ

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Miramichi River → hasHistoricalEvent → Miramichi Fire of 1825 ⓘ