Devastating Fire - Roscoe, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 41° 55.912 W 074° 54.819
18T E 507158 N 4642214
This sign is on Stewart Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM15AG5
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2021
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text: "Devastating Fire on Nov 19,1916 a 2 a.m. fire destroyed over 20 buildings in Roscoe including 2 major hotels. No lives were lost. William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2016 351"
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"Around two in the morning on November 19, 1916, residents of Roscoe were awakened by what seemed to be an explosion from a building owned by Frank Mauer. This building, containing a bowling alley along with residences above, was soon engulfed in flames. The explosion led many to the conclusion that a coal stove explosion was responsible for the inferno which began spreading across the village."