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The Great Saint John Fire was an urban fire that devastated much of
At 2:30 on the afternoon of June 20, 1877, a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fairweather's storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. The fire had killed approximately 19 people, and injured many more. No photographs exist of the fire. However, some survivors' accounts of the blaze tell that the fire came so close to the harbour that it looked like the water was on fire.
The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by George Stewart - Available through Project Gutenberg
The Great fire on website.nbm-mnb.ca
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The Great Saint John Fire was an urban fire that devastated much of Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ...
in June 1877. It destroyed two-fifths of the city of Saint John.
Fire
At 2:30 on the afternoon of June 20, 1877, a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fairweather's storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. The fire had killed approximately 19 people, and injured many more. No photographs exist of the fire. However, some survivors' accounts of the blaze tell that the fire came so close to the harbour that it looked like the water was on fire.
Aftermath and legacy
Saint John'sTrinity Royal Heritage Conservation Area
The Trinity Royal Heritage Conservation Area is a historic district in Saint John, New Brunswick's uptown. The City of Saint John designated the area as the city's first heritage conservation area in 1982; it has since expanded in area. Surroundin ...
was built out of the ashes of the fire.
See also
*History of firefighting
The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of Augustus. Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a des ...
* List of fires in Canada
This is a list of fires in Canada. Numbers for buildings only include those destroyed, and area is given in hectares and is converted to acres.
List
See also
* List of Canadian disasters by death toll
* List of fires in British Columbia ...
* List of disasters in Canada
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List
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1597–1867
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References
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The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by George Stewart - Available through Project Gutenberg
The Great fire on website.nbm-mnb.ca
St. John, N. B., Burned
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Scientific American
''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it ...
article, 07 July 1877, p. 3
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