Baltimore's Great Fire

Baltimore's Great Fire (HM4HY)

Location: Baltimore, MD 21202
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 17.349', W 76° 36.4'

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Started 10-48 A.M.
February 7 1904
Under control 11-30 A.M.
February 8 1904
Property destroyed - $100 000 000
Insurance paid - $32 000 000
Acres covered - 140
Lives lost - none

Beginning at Liberty and German Streets the fire swept north to Fayette Street east to Jones Falls south to the harbor. It was one of the most destructive conflagrations in the worlds history.
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 9:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 361440 N 4350095
Decimal Degrees39.28915000, -76.60666667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 17.349', W 76° 36.4'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 17' 20.94" N, 76° 36' 24.00" W
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Area Code(s)301, 410, 443
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-99 Swan St, Baltimore MD 21202, US
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