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The opera house, along with most of Virginia City, burned to the ground on the morning of October 26, 1875, an event known as the Great Fire. [4]: 31–32, 93, 135. [23] Piper promoted shows at other venues until he was financially able to erect a new building. [5]
After a year in existence, the boomtown had 42 saloons, 42 stores, 6 restaurants, 3 hotels, and 868 dwellings to house a town residency of 2,345. At its height in 1863, the town had 15,000 residents. From its creation in 1859 to 1875, there were five widespread fires. The 1875 fire, dubbed the Great Fire of 1875, caused $12,000,000 in damages. [6]
The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest fire, and still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83–87 Summer Street . [ 1 ]
Nevada historical markers identify significant places of interest in Nevada's history. ... The Great Fire of 1875: Storey [14] 229: Oil from Shale: Elko [4] 230:
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1875 – Great Whiskey Fire, Dublin, 18 June, killed 13 people, and destroyed a malt house, a bonded warehouse, houses and a tannery in Mill Street and Chamber Street. 1877 – Paris, Texas , the first of three fires that destroyed much of the town.
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
The Great Saint John Fire of 1877: The rise, destruction and recovery of Canada's leading port city. Formac. ISBN 9781459507074. Stewart, George (1877). The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877. Toronto: Belford Brothers – via Internet Archive. Conwell, Russell Herman (1877).