Great Seattle Fire - Wikipedia
The Great Seattle Fire was a fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington, on June 6, 1889. The conflagration lasted for less than a day, burning through …
The Great Seattle Fire, Part 1 - HistoryLink.org
Sep 19, 2020 · On June 6, 1889, at about 2:45 p.m., what became known as the Great Seattle Fire started when a pot of glue burst into flames in a small cabinet shop on Front Street …
The Great Seattle Fire - University of Washington
The fire quickly spread to the Dietz & Mayer Liquor Store, which exploded, the Crystal Palace Saloon, and the Opera House Saloon. Fueled by alcohol, the entire block from Madison to …
The Great Seattle Fire of 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. This digital document library contains …
The Great Seattle Fire, Part 2 - HistoryLink.org
Sep 19, 2020 · On June 7, 1889, the sun rose over a stunned and devastated Seattle. The day before, a massive fire had ravaged the city's commercial core and its waterfront. Seattle had …
The Great Seattle Fire | June 6, 1889 - HISTORY
May 29, 2024 · On June 6, 1889, a fire ignites in a Seattle woodworking shop and sweeps through some 100 acres, destroying much of the city’s business district and waterfront. The Great …
The Great Seattle Fire destroys much of the city's commercial …
Jan 25, 2003 · At about 2:30 p.m. on June 6, 1889, a pot of glue bursts into flames in Victor Clairmont's basement cabinet shop at the corner of Front (1st Avenue) and Madison streets in …
The Great Seattle Fire: Photos of early Seattle, the fire, and its ...
Jun 7, 2019 · On June 6, 1889—130 years ago—a burgeoning Seattle was completely transformed in less than a day. At 2:45 p.m., a worker threw water on an overheating glue pot …
The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889 - U-S-History.com
On the afternoon of June 6, 1889, a young Swede from New York named John Back, an assistant in Victor Clairmont`s woodworking shop at Front Street (now First Avenue) and Madison …
130 years later: the Great Seattle Fire was a turning point in the …
Jun 6, 2019 · The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 forever changed the physical and political landscapes of the city. It started about 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and …