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Destroyed by fire. Old site 1/2 mile north of new community of Center, Oklahoma. ... Canadian: 1889: 1899 ... Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907," The ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a record-breaking wildfire affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma that started on February 26, 2024. The fire affected numerous communities in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian.
Burke City is a ghost town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It existed from 1901 to 1903. [1] The town was destroyed after it being flooded by the North Canadian River. [2] The town was started by Tom and Wally McGee, two men from Chickasaw Nation forming a partnership with John
Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ore was discovered. All that remains in the ghost town are empty buildings and piles of toxic waste. Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ...
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]
Simpson's fire in Toronto: Toronto Ontario: Jan 1895: $600,000 [2] Fire in Windsor: Windsor Nova Scotia: Oct 1897: $4 million: Most of the town destroyed. [2] Fire in New Westminster: New Westminster British Columbia: Sep 1898: $2 million [2] Warehouse fire in Montreal: Montreal Quebec: Dec 1898: $8 million [2] Warehouse fire in Montreal ...
A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to ...
According to Colorado fire officials, the Highland Lake Fire, which started around 4 p.m. on Monday and burned 166 acres near the town of Divide, was 80% contained on Wednesday afternoon.