Today is the 110th anniversary of the third worst conflagration to affect an American city in history: The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
According to the Fire Museum of Baltimore, some 1,231 and 1,200 National Guardsmen were needed as part of the effort. In about 30 hours, 140 acres of downtown Baltimore had burned, taking down 1,526 buildings and 2,500 businesses in its fury.
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This entry was posted on February 7, 2014 by Miep. It was filed under History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, Weird and was tagged with 1904, AMERICA, American History, Baltimore, Death, Fire, Government, History, Maryland, Photo, Photography, The Great Baltimore Fire, The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904., USA, Weird.
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