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Over 6,900 Confederate soldiers are buried in the cemetery, many of whom had died during the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. [1] The monument's obelisk was commissioned by the Atlanta Ladies' Memorial Association (ALMA), who later commissioned another Confederate monument in the cemetery, the Lion of the Confederacy sculpture. [1]
1908 – A fire destroyed most of the town of Fernie, British Columbia. 1908 – The greater part of the city of Trois-Rivières was destroyed by a fire; most of the city's original buildings, many dating to the French colonial years, were destroyed. 1909 – Phoenix, British Columbia, destroyed by fire, then rebuilt. [citation needed]
It was a clear, warm and sunny day with a brisk breeze from the south. This was not the only fire of the day, but the fourth call in the span of an hour: a small fire at the Candler Warehouse at 11:39 AM and at 11:43 a fire seven blocks north that destroyed three houses; and at 12:15, south of the Georgia Railroad from the big fire, ten homes were destroyed before being extinguished.
The Palisades fire has burned over 23,000 acres (93 square km) from the sea to the mountains, damaged or destroyed some 5,000 structures since it began a week ago and was just 17 percent contained ...
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
The historic Zane Grey Estate, acclaimed as Altadena’s first fireproof home, has tragically been destroyed by the Eaton Fire. The Mediterranean Revival-style house was built in 1907 by Chicago ...
The sculpture, dedicated in 1969, depicts a woman being lifted from flames by a phoenix, in reference to the phoenix of Greco-Roman mythology that was consumed by fire and rose from the ashes, just as Atlanta rose from the ashes after the city's infrastructure was burned by William T. Sherman's Union Army during the Civil War.
Also known as Luna Amusement Park; destroyed by fire in 1927 Luna Park: Rexford: 1901–1933 Also known as Dolle's Park, Colonnade Park, Palisades Park, and Rexford Park Magic Forest Lake George: 1963–2018 McCullough's Kiddie Park Coney Island: 1950s–2012 Niagara Splash Park: Niagara Falls: 1988–1991, 1993–1996, 2005–2006