Historic plaque - The Paris Fire, 1916
Description:
Photograph of a historic plaque in Paris, Texas. It reads: "The Paris Fire. 1916. Although Paris was founded in the mid-1840s, many of its historic structures were lost in a fire that destroyed almost half the town in 1916. The blaze started about five o'clock on the afternoon of March 21, 1916, at the S. J. Long warehouse near the southwest city limits. Its cause is unknown, but one theory is that a spark from a switch engine ignited dry grass near the warehouse. Winds estimated at 50 miles pe…
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Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
33.661997096989005 -95.55709161822165
Partner:
UNT Libraries