Big Blowup of 1910

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Big Blowup of 1910: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 13, 2023
	Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Americas Worst Wildfire: The Big Burn of 1910.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 04, 2022
	Add new Web site: The Oregon Encyclopedia - Forest fires of 1910.	Surabhi Sinha	Sep 12, 2013
	Add new Web site: Forest History Society - Big Blowup of 1910.	Swati Chopra	Aug 16, 2011
	New article added.	Heather Campbell	Dec 15, 2008