Mill Talk: The Great Boston Fire of 1872
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesFor two days in November 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston’s inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in U.S. history. Yet today few are aware of how close […]
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