PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The City of Peshtigo began selling commemorative coins to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Great Peshtigo Fire.
The new coin is now on sale.
Collectors can buy them for 15-dollars apiece, and come in a black, velvet pouch.
Peshtigo mayor, Cathi Malke, tells FOX 11 the idea of coins commemorating what’s known as “America’s Deadliest Forest Fire” isn’t unique.
“At the 100th anniversary, they did a commemorative coin as well, and what we did was built on that idea. For the 150th, we kept the same back, but of course, put, instead of 100th, we put 150th, and we went with the logging community, because that was what we were 150 years ago.”
The community will formally celebrate the 150th anniversary of the fire in late September.
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