1871 : Ferocious Fire Destroyed One Of America’s Largest Cities

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1. Ivan says:

   June 30, 2012 at 4:56 am

   “The Great Fire of London, 1666
   In 1666, London was England’s economic powerhouse with an estimated population of 500,000. Its closest rival in size was Bristol with a population of only 30,000…
   Thankfully, the loss of life was low, but approximately four fifths of the city had been destroyed.”
   http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/londonfire.htm

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2. Ivan says:

   June 30, 2012 at 4:59 am

   “Great Fire of New York (1776)
   The Great Fire of New York was a devastating fire that burned through the night of September 21, 1776, on the west side of what then constituted New York City at the southern end of the island of Manhattan. It broke out in the early days of the military occupation of the city by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The fire destroyed 10 to 25 percent of the city..”
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_New_York_(1776)

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3. Ivan says:

   June 30, 2012 at 5:03 am

   “DESTRUCTION OF A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY FIRE.
   New York has been for fifteen hours in flames! They are not yet extinguished. A large section, and that the oldest and most wealthy portion of the city, is in ruins; and whether the progress of the destroyer is completely arrested, we cannot tell. Since the conflagration of Moscow, no calamity of fire so extensive, and so dreadful, has befallen any city in the world.”
   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32151429
   ~28 May 1836

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4. Ivan says:

   June 30, 2012 at 5:14 am

   “DREADFUL FIRE AT PITTSBURG (UNITED STATES), AND IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
   Distressing accounts have been received of a most disastrous fire at Pittsburg, destroying twenty squares of the city, comprising about 1200 houses, the loss of which is estimated at £2,000,000 sterling. It is the next largest city to Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania. Its population is about 25,000, and was becoming a place of great commercial importance.”
   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8757414
   ~30 Sep 1845

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5. Ivan says:

   June 30, 2012 at 5:20 am

   “THE FIRE IN NEW YORK.
   (From the New York Express, July 21.)
   We record with pain and anguish the details of the terrible calamity that has overtaken one of the richest and most commercial parts of the city. The fire is in the vicinity of our office, and we were, at one time, in an alarming proximity.”
   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/31746806
   ~22 Nov 1845

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