Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire
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Title | Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire |
Description | The damaged Bloomington skyline is visible beyond the courthouse square. A streetcar and a crowd of people are visible in the foreground. June 19, 1900, much of the center of Bloomington was destroyed by a fire that started in the Model Laundry. Flames spread rapidly and destroyed many buildings in a four square block area of the city. No businesses failed because of the fire, and most of the rebuilding was completed within one year. |
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Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
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Source | The Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 232 |
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Temporal Coverage | 1900 |
Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
Resource Identifier | mch0099 |
Date Created | 7-18-00 |
Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire |