view gallery |  Guilbert Building - Yreka, CA
in Famous Fires This historical marker is located in front of the Guilbert Building on the corner of W. Miner and 3rd Streets in historic downtown Yreka, CA mentions Yreka's great fire of 1871 which destroyed the previous building to this current structure. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/22/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hugo Miller Building - Yreka, CA
in Famous Fires This historical marker resides in front of the Hugo Miller Building on W. Miner St. in historic downtown Yreka, CA and mentions Yreka's great fire of 1871 and how this building replaced the previous one that was destroyed from the fire. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Survivor of the Yreka 1871 Fire - D.D. Colton Building
in Famous Fires This historical marker resides in front of the Colton/Lauer/Wetzel Building on W. Miner St. in historic downtown Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  I.O.O.F. Building - Yreka, CA
in Famous Fires This historical marker resides in front of the I.O.O.F. Building on the corner of W. Miner and S. Broadway Streets in historic downtown Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/20/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Nicholas T. Delean Building - Yreka, CA
in Famous Fires This historical marker is located at the Nicholas T. Delean Building on corner of Miner Street and Main St (Hwy3) in downtown Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/20/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Der Große Brand von 1842 - Hamburg / Germany
in Famous Fires Eines der letzten erhaltenen Häuser des Brandes von 1842 / One of the last remaining buildings after the great fire in 1842 posted by: Astartus location: Hamburg, Germany date approved: 5/9/2013 last visited: 5/18/2013 |
view gallery |  Wormwith Piano Works Fire - Kingston, Ontario
in Famous Fires Wormwith Piano Works that was located at 27 Princess Street was destroyed by fire on December 6, 1908. posted by: mTn_biKer65 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  1923 Berkeley Fire - Berkeley, CA
in Famous Fires In 1923 a fire which began in Wildcat Canyon swept over the ridge and burned hundreds homes near the UC Berkeley campus. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 4/16/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  City Hall Leiden
in Famous Fires The fire at 12-02-1929 in Leiden is one of the greatest in the 20th century. It looked very spectacular, because it broke out during a period of severe frost. At the same day there was the ‘Elfstedentocht’. The extinguishing water froze directly on the windows of the building. Besides the façade nothing remained of the medieval building. posted by: naj16 location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 2/25/2013 last visited: 3/3/2013 |
view gallery |  Tower of London Fire - October 31, 1841 - London, United Kingdom
in Famous Fires This sign marks the fire that occurred in the Grand Storehouse at the Tower of London on 31 October, 1841 in London, United Kingdom. posted by: wildwoodke location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 2/21/2013 last visited: 3/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Forks Fire of 1951
in Famous Fires This sign about the Forks Fire is located next to the Rayonier Shay Locomotive on the east side of Tillicum Lane at Tillicum Park in Forks, Washington. posted by: brwhiz location: Washington date approved: 2/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "I Do" Fire
in Famous Fires This BLM marker commemorating the largest (at that time) wildfire in Colorado history, is located on the south side of US Highway 40 just west of County Road 143 about 5.5 miles west of Maybell, Colorado. posted by: brwhiz location: Colorado date approved: 2/6/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Veletrzni Palace, Prague, Czech Republic
in Famous Fires The Veletrzni Palace was severely damaged by a fire on the 14th August 1974 posted by: ToRo61 location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic date approved: 12/3/2012 last visited: 9/22/2011 |
view gallery |  Great Hinckley Fire - Hinckley, Minnesota
in Famous Fires This plaque describes the 1894 Hinckley, Minnesota fire that killed 248 of the towns residents. posted by: DougandSandra location: Minnesota date approved: 12/2/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Požár Národního divadla / National Thethre Fire, Praha, Czech republic
in Famous Fires The National Theatre fire August 12, 1881. posted by: Noe1 location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic date approved: 11/29/2012 last visited: 4/12/2013 |
view gallery |  The Great Fire of 1875
in Famous Fires This Historic Marker, giving the history of the fire that destroyed most of Virginia City, is located on A Street very near the source of that great conflagration. posted by: brwhiz location: Nevada date approved: 11/4/2012 last visited: 6/23/2012 |
view gallery |  The Great Fire of 1875
in Famous Fires The fire of 1875 destroyed much of Virginia City, Nevada. This is one of two markers about the fire with different wording. posted by: brwhiz location: Nevada date approved: 11/2/2012 last visited: 6/23/2012 |
view gallery |  The Fire of 1901
in Famous Fires The Fire of 1901 destroyed most of downtown Williams, Arizona in July of 1901. posted by: brwhiz location: Arizona date approved: 10/22/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Apollo 1 Command Module Flash Fire - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
in Famous Fires On January 27, 1967 at 5:31 p.m. CST (6:31 local time) during a routine simulated launch test conducted here at Launch Complex 34 the crew of Apollo 1 (AS-204) perished in their command module in an oxygen fire. posted by: PersonsMD location: Florida date approved: 10/21/2012 last visited: 1/6/2012 |
view gallery |  The Fire of 1900
in Famous Fires The Fire of 1900 destroyed most of downtown Prescott, Arizona in July of 1900. posted by: brwhiz location: Arizona date approved: 10/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Igreja de São Domingos - Lisboa, Portugal
in Famous Fires The church of São Domingos was severely damaged by a fire on the 13th August 1959 posted by: Torgut location: Lisboa, Portugal date approved: 9/25/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Incêndio do Chiado - Lisboa, Portugal
in Famous Fires Arguably the most tragic city fire in the History of Portugal posted by: Torgut location: Lisboa, Portugal date approved: 9/25/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Precious Blood Church Fire Memorial - South Hadley, MA
in Famous Fires In 1875, a fire in the Precious Blood Church took the lives of 78 people. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/2/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hinton Municipal Office Fire - Hinton, Alberta
in Famous Fires This plaque and park marks the location of the former municipal offices of the town of Hinton, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 4/16/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Dale's Penthouse Restaurant Fire, Montgomery AL
in Famous Fires Site of the Dale's Penthouse Restaurant fire which killed 26 people on February 7, 1967. posted by: OHail location: Alabama date approved: 4/9/2012 last visited: 5/15/2012 |
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