A fire destroyed much of Augusta, Georgia on March 22, 1916. Photographs captured the event. The fire was blamed on an unattended iron in a tailor's shop. It was the worst fire in Augusta's history and impacted 25 blocks from 8th Street to East Boundary Street, including portions of downtown and Olde Town. No one was killed, but Augusta incurred $10 million in damages. Many thousands of cotton bales were destroyed and an estimated 3,000 people made homeless. Approximately 600 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed. A residential area became a lot with only chimneys left. "Cotton Row" was destroyed. The Lamar Building was under construction and had to be demolished after the fire. Churches and schools were destroyed.
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| - A fire destroyed much of Augusta, Georgia on March 22, 1916. Photographs captured the event. The fire was blamed on an unattended iron in a tailor's shop. It was the worst fire in Augusta's history and impacted 25 blocks from 8th Street to East Boundary Street, including portions of downtown and Olde Town. No one was killed, but Augusta incurred $10 million in damages. Many thousands of cotton bales were destroyed and an estimated 3,000 people made homeless. Approximately 600 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed. A residential area became a lot with only chimneys left. "Cotton Row" was destroyed. The Lamar Building was under construction and had to be demolished after the fire. Churches and schools were destroyed. (en)
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| - Savannah, Georgia
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Macon, Georgia
- Tailor
- Augusta, Georgia
- Waynesboro, Georgia
- Residential area
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Atlanta
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Lamar Building
- Augusta Museum of History
- 1916 fires in the United States
- 1916 in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Fires in Georgia (U.S. state)
- History of Augusta, Georgia
- Olde Town, Augusta
- Fire
- Transportation in Augusta, Georgia
- Downtown Augusta, Georgia
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| - A fire destroyed much of Augusta, Georgia on March 22, 1916. Photographs captured the event. The fire was blamed on an unattended iron in a tailor's shop. It was the worst fire in Augusta's history and impacted 25 blocks from 8th Street to East Boundary Street, including portions of downtown and Olde Town. No one was killed, but Augusta incurred $10 million in damages. Many thousands of cotton bales were destroyed and an estimated 3,000 people made homeless. Approximately 600 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed. A residential area became a lot with only chimneys left. "Cotton Row" was destroyed. The Lamar Building was under construction and had to be demolished after the fire. Churches and schools were destroyed. (en)
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