Great Boston Fire of 1872



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Y/M/D Description Place
1872/11/09 The Great Fire of Boston destroys the Trinity Church building. Designed by George W Brimmer, it was the second Trinity Church building on Summer Street at corner of Bishops Alley. Filene's Department Store, Boston
1872/11/10 Kearsarge Steam Fire Engine 3 from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, saves the Old South Meeting House from burning down. The coal fired, horse drawn engine has been fully restored and is now on display at the main Cental Fire Station, Portsmouth, NH. Portsmouth, NH, New Hampshire
1872/11/10 Kearsarge Steam Fire Engine 3 from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, saves the Old South Meeting House from burning down. The coal fired, horse drawn engine has been fully restored and is now on display at the main Cental Fire Station, Portsmouth, NH. Old South Meetinghouse, Boston
1873/00/00 After Sampson, Hall and Company receive insurance payments totaling $65,000 for losses incurred in the Boston Fire, they turn their attention towards investing in Greenville, South Carolina.
1873/03/00 A carved granite stone from the facade of the destroyed Trinity Church designed by George W Brimmer is preserved and later installed in the cloister wall (just outside the Clarendon St entrance to the church). Trinity Church, Boston, Boston

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