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Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire

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Title
Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire
Coverage-Year
1900
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.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Communities and Geography
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-  
  • Munson, Don, 1941-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
The Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 232
Subject / Keywords
  • Fire  
  • Street railroads  
  • Transportation  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
mch0099
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleWreckage of the Bloomington Fire
Coverage-Year1900
DescriptionThe 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.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Communities and Geography
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-  
  • Munson, Don, 1941-  
Resource TypeStill image
SourceThe Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 232
Subject / Keywords
  • Fire  
  • Street railroads  
  • Transportation  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifiermch0099
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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