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The Great Fire of Saint John 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 Ki ...
in June 1877, destroying two-fifths of the city.


Fire

At 2:30 on the afternoon of June 20, 1877, a spark fell 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
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and four wood boats. The fire had killed approximately 19 people, and injured many more. Approximately 13,000 people were left homeless as a result of the fire. The fire continued to burn for approximately 40 hours. ''The Rebuilding of Saint John New Brunswick 1877-1881'' by C. Anne Hale published 1990 No photographs exist of the fire. However, some survivors' accounts of the blaze tell that the fire came so close to the
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that it looked like the water was on fire.


Aftermath and legacy

Saint John's
Trinity 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

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References

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External links


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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