by artist Cliff Fink
On Thanksgiving Day, November 29th, 1883 fire broke out in Ocala. All of the buildings on the east side of today's SE 1st Avenue from Silver Springs Boulevard to Fort King Street were destroyed. Five blocks of the business district were left in ashes and numerous records were lost, including files containing a great deal of Ocala and Marion County's early history. The rebuilding of the town began almost immediately. Frame buildings were replaced utilizing brick, granite and metal. Within five years, Ocala was identified throughout the state as "The Brick City".| HM Number | HM1DUB |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2002 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 9:26am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 384840 N 3225274 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.15081667, -82.18401667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 9.049', W 82° 11.041' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 9' 2.94" N, 82° 11' 2.46" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 352 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3658-3798 FL-200, Ocala FL 34474, US |
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