 view gallery |   Flat Rock School - Mt Airy, NC
in Famous Fires Flat Rock School is in the Flat Rock community east of Mount Airy. Is is easily found by taking Pine St (Hwy 103) east out of Mount Airy. It is on the left. posted by:  fatcat161 location: North Carolina date listed: 10/15/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Stadt Opera House - Milwaukee, WI in Famous Fires Multiple fires at this now historic landmark. posted by: ODragon location: Wisconsin date listed: 10/2/2009 last visited: 9/20/2009 |
 view gallery | Cocoanut Grove Fire - Boston, MA in Famous Fires 492 people lost their lives in the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history on the evening of Nov. 28, 1942, when a match ignited flammable decorations in Boston's lavish Cocoanut Grove Nightclub, over-crowded with 1,000 people. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date listed: 9/3/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. John's Episcopal Church Fire - Tallahassee, FL in Famous Fires St. John's Episcopal Church, the mother church of the Diocese of Florida, is located in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. The church was completed destroyed by fire in January 1879. The church cornerstone identifies the fire year. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Florida date listed: 8/24/2009 last visited: 8/24/2009 |
 view gallery | Our Lady of the Angels School Fire December 1, 1958 - Chicago, IL in Famous Fires On Dec 1, 1958, a fire broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels catholic school in Chicago, educational home to approximately 1,600 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. The result was one of the worst school fires in US history. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date listed: 7/30/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Golden Age Nursing Home - Fitchville, OH in Famous Fires This nursing home fire took place in November 1963 killing 63 residents, but was overshadowed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. posted by: vhasler location: Ohio date listed: 7/22/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St George Hotel - Santa Cruz, CA in Famous Fires A plaque in downtown Santa Cruz detailing the history on the St George Hotel. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date listed: 7/10/2009 last visited: 8/9/2009 |
 view gallery | Namdaemun Fire - Seoul, Korea in Famous Fires On Feb. 10, 2008, a lone man with a grudge against the government ignited a fire that struck the heart of a nation, destroying the 650 year old Great South Gate, National Treasure No 1. Display photos detail its history as reconstruction takes place. posted by: silverquill location: South Korea date listed: 6/24/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | White House - Washington, DC in Famous Fires The White House was burnt by the British during the War of 1812. posted by: saopaulo1 location: District of Columbia date listed: 6/24/2009 last visited: 2/11/2008 |
 view gallery | Harbor House - Key West, FL in Famous Fires An old structure built after one fire, survived many other difficult times. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Florida date listed: 6/9/2009 last visited: 5/10/2009 |
 view gallery | Iroquois Theater Fire 1903 - Chicago, IL in Famous Fires A fire in Chicago's Iroquois Theater (now the site of the rebuilt Oriental Theater) on December 30, 1903 resulted in the deaths of 571 persons. Hundreds were injured and another thirty would die from their injuries in the following weeks. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date listed: 6/3/2009 last visited: 9/19/2009 |
 view gallery | Prince of Peace Episcopal Church - Gettysburg, PA in Famous Fires A plaque in front of the church detailing the history as well as a fire in the 1970s. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Pennsylvania date listed: 5/27/2009 last visited: 5/30/2009 |
 view gallery | The Great Natick Fire of 1874 - Natick, MA in Famous Fires On January 13, 1874, a fire started in the basement of a store on Main and Summer Streets, then spread and consumed most of downtown Natick and described by the Boston Globe as, “One of seething flame, the light of which illuminated the sky for a distance of twenty miles around!” posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 3/31/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Hotel del Puerto fire - Patterson, CA in Famous Fires The Hotel del Puerto burned down. In 1998 it was demolished and a replica was rebuilt as city hall. A plaque in front of city hall tells about the fire. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date listed: 3/4/2009 last visited: 3/18/2009 |
 view gallery | Great Boston Fire of 1872 - Boston, MA in Famous Fires The Great Fire of 1872 devastated much of the business district of Boston but was largely rebuilt in two years. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 3/2/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sherzer Hall Fire - Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, Michigan in Famous Fires Sherzer hall is a classroom building and is a part of the campus of Eastern Michigan University. posted by: GT.US location: Michigan date listed: 2/24/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Cleveland Clinic Fire of 1929 in Famous Fires A catastrophic fire at the Cleveland Clinic in 1929 impacted fire-fighting practices and hospital procedures in Ohio and across the United States. posted by: the hiking viking location: Ohio date listed: 2/12/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Laurel-in-the-Pines Fire 1967 - Lakewood, NJ in Famous Fires Laurel-in-the-Pines, on the shores of Lake Carasaljo in Lakewood, New Jersey, was the most luxurious of the large hotels when Lakewood was the resort town of the rich and famous. posted by: 94RedRover location: New Jersey date listed: 2/12/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Hill County Courthouse Fire 1993 - Hillsboro Texas in Famous Fires Hill County Courthouse Fire posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date listed: 2/4/2009 last visited: 6/8/2009 |
 view gallery | Centralia Mine Fire - Centralia, PA in Famous Fires A disastrous mine fire that has had an entire town moved! posted by: fossilgirlerin location: Pennsylvania date listed: 12/22/2008 last visited: 6/4/2007 |
 view gallery | Cridersville Great Fire of 1918 - Cridersville, OH in Famous Fires This is the site of the town pond that was drained during the fire. posted by: graylling location: Ohio date listed: 12/8/2008 last visited: 12/8/2008 |
 view gallery | John Seiver Hotel Fire 1989 - Johnson City, TN in Famous Fires On Christmas Eve 1989 Sixteen eldery residents lost their lives in a fire in the John Seiver Hotel. The hotel had been converted to a senior living center at the time. All fire agencies and even citizens fought the fire. posted by: PersonsMD location: Tennessee date listed: 11/30/2008 last visited: 3/14/2009 |
 view gallery | Bedford School Fire - Pemberley Avenue, Bedford, UK in Famous Fires In 1979 a devastating fire ripped through Bedford School. posted by: Dragontree location: United Kingdom date listed: 11/22/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Chinatown Fires - San Jose, CA in Famous Fires Plaque marking the San Jose Cjnatown fires of the 1880s. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date listed: 11/19/2008 last visited: 12/4/2008 |
 view gallery | St. Boniface Cathedral Fire - Winnipeg MB in Famous Fires On July 22, 1968, the St. Boniface Cathedral, the best example of French Romanesque architecture in Manitoba, was ravaged by fire. posted by: Peter and Gloria location: Manitoba, Canada date listed: 11/17/2008 last visited: 11/21/2008 |
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