Five sites associated with the Great Fire of 1901

Started by thelakelander, May 03, 2021, 07:49:15 AM

thelakelander

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More than 10,000 Jaxsons were left homeless when the Great Fire of 1901 destroyed much of the city of Jacksonville on May 3, 1901. Remembering the disaster that would change the face of the city, here are five sites that are forever connected with the events that took place 120 years ago.

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Wacca Pilatka

Thank you for posting a feature related to the fire on May 3 every year.  Should never be forgotten.

Two other sites I'd note: the painting Bonnetheau rescued is on display in the Merrill House (with a hole burned through it) and the MOSH has some actual debris from the fire on display in the Currents of Time exhibit.
The tourist would realize at once that he had struck the Land of Flowers - the City Beautiful!

Henry J. Klutho