Great Savannah Fire
Savanah, GA
January 11, 1820
About two o'clock a.m. on January 11, 1820, fire broke out in the livery stable of Mr. Boon, situated near the market in Savanah, Georgia. The wind was high, and before the flames were extinguished, 463 houses, not counting out-buildings, were destroyed. When the fire reached Ellis Square it touched off gunpowder, spreading the fire throughout the city. With the exception of the State and Planter's banks, the Episcopal church, and three or four other brick buildings, every house between Broughton and Bay streets, from Jefferson to Abercorn streets, were destroyed. The loss was estimated at four million dollars. |
