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The Great Boston Fire The Inferno That Nearly Incinerated the City

Stephanie Schorow

The 1872 Great Boston Fire was barely contained after two days of spreading rapidly across the city, becoming one of the most expensive fire disasters in America. Stephanie Schorow, a seasoned Boston veteran, masterfully recounts the stories and heroics surrounding the fire, those which have all bee...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was written by a witness to the 1872 Boston fire and provided details about the building's contents, including bales of hay and paper, leading to its rapid spread.

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He says there's bales of hay and boxes of dry goods in the basement and on the first floor.

— Episode: 220 - Live at the Chevalier Theatre in M...

Episode: 220 - Live at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, MA...

It was written by a witness to the 1872 Boston fire and provided details about the building's contents, including bales of hay and paper, leading to its rapid spread.

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He says there's bales of hay and boxes of dry goods in the basement and on the first floor.

The second and third floor are stores of paper and muslin.

On the fourth and fifth are rooms full of hosiery gloves tape muslin thread and trimmings shreds of materials for making skirts and corsets.

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