The Great Fire of Saint John, New Brunswick
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The Great Fire was an urban fire that destroyed much of Saint John, New Brunswick
in June 1877. On 20 June when a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fairweather's storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over 80 hectares (197.7 acre) and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. No photographs exist of the fire.
Saint John's Trinity Royal Heritage District was built out of the ashes of the fire.
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
in June 1877. On 20 June when a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fairweather's storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over 80 hectares (197.7 acre) and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. No photographs exist of the fire.
Saint John's Trinity Royal Heritage District was built out of the ashes of the fire.