Author Question: What was the early history of Smokey Bear? What will be an ideal ... (Read 29 times)

Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What was the early history of Smokey Bear?

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Question 2

What great forest fire occurred at the same time as the more famous Great Chicago Fire? How big was it?

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ally · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

After a forest fire in 1950, a badly burned bear cub was rescued, nursed back to health, and nicknamed Smokey
Bear. After regaining its health, Smokey was moved to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, and became a living
symbol of the national forest fire prevention campaign

Answer to Question 2

The Peshtigo Fire destroyed 1.3 million acres of forest in Wisconsin and 2.5 million acres in Michigan. It killed
an estimated 1,638 people.