Port Huron Fire of 1871 erupted in Illinois, and the Peshtigo Fire burned a large tract in Wisconsin, including the city of Peshtigo. Windsor, Ontario met a similar fate four days later. Much of the area burned by the Port Huron Fire was swept by another deadly conflagration 10 years later, under similar conditions. Port Huron Fire of 1871 The Port Huron Fire of Sunday October 8, 1871 (one of a series of fires known collectively as the Great Fire of 1871 or the Great Michigan Fire) burned a number of cities including White Rock and Port Huron, and much of the countryside in the
History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century The history of African-Americans in Omaha in the 19th Century begins with "York", a slave belonging to William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition who came through the area in 1804 before the city existed. African-American's have lived in the Omaha area since at least 1819 when fur traders lived in the area. After the US Civil War, many blacks moved to the city. These joined together forming numerous black churches and black social and political organizations. Father John Albert Williams moved to Omaha in 1891 and became a