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1. CCC Camp Mercer crew cleaning plowline around edge of forest fire. 1936 - Camp Mercer CCC crew cleaning plow line after tractor-plow unit has cleared a path around the edge of the forest fire. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Digital Collections https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu OR https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu Search for WI.dnr.1908.bib or CCC fire control crew Neg 2561

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2. CCC Camp Mercer crew working to hold the forest fire to the plowline. 1937 - Camp Mercer CCC crew working with shovels and back cans holding the fire to the plowline. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Digital Collections https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu OR https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu Search for WI.dnr.1915.bib or CCC fire control crew Neg 813

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3. CCC photo of smoke from fire in Powell or Sherman area. 1933-1934 - CCC photo of smoke from a fire in the Powell or Sherman area. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 660, Mercer, WI Photograph album 1933-1934

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4. CCC photo of smoke from the Powell fire 1933-1934 - Smoke from the Powell fire. Appears the photo was taken from the CCC camp along the Manitowish River. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 660, Mercer, WI Photograph album 1933-1934

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5. Company 660 crew working to keep fire to the plowed line. 1936 - CCC Camp Mercer crew using pack cans and shovels to keep fire to the plowed line. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Digital Collections https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu OR https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu Search for WI.dnr.1225.bib or CCC fire control crew Neg 2563

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6. Fire destroys the lumber town of Buswell, WI. 1910 - Newspaper article from the Montreal Miner reporting on the fire that destroyed the lumber town of Buswell on Papoose Lake. 1910

   1910

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7. Fire in Powell Marsh burns 1200-1800 acres. August 1948 - Fire may have been started by sparks from the Chicago and Northwestern engine. High winds and dry conditions flamed the fire. Damage was comparatively light as the swamp is composed mostly of grass and leatherleaf.

   8/21/1948

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8. Forest Fires seen near Manitowish, WI. Summer 1933 - Over 100 fires were burning in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Careless smokers and berry pickers neglecting to extinguish campfires were to blame. The drought of 1933-1934 created terrible forest fires in the Northwoods. Fire suppression was most difficult and the newly created CCC at Camp Mercer helped a great deal, but 600-700 men hat to fight the 1933 fires. Manitowish Waters was barely saved in both 1933 and 1934. During the "smaller" fires of 1934, Camp Mercer dedicated 36,000 man hours to fire fighting.

   1933

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9. Oasis Bar and Grill building fire. ca 1993 - These images were taken by Dick Teske. Included is a note Dick penned to Liz and Dick Uihlein, subsequent owners of the property where they opened Smokey's Restaurant.

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10. Opinion piece on state politicians shift from agriculture to reforestation in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. 7/18/1925

    July 1925

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11. Powell fire in Manitowish had 600-700 men engaged to bring it under control. 8/9/1933 - "Fire Situation Better Today" clipping from the Ironwood Daily Globe discusses fires burning in the area and current weather conditions.

    8/9/1933

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