1877 Great Fire of Saint John, New Brunswick
The Great Fire was an urban fire that devastated much of Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1877. It destroyed two-fifths of the city of Saint John.[1]
Fire
On 20 June 1877 at 2:30, a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fair Weathers storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over 80 hectares (200 acres) and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. The fire had killed approximately 20 people, and injuring many more. No photographs exist of the fire.[2] But 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's Trinity Royal Heritage Conservation Area was built out of the ashes of the fire.[3]
See also
References
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