Great Fire of Portland 1866

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The Great Fire of Portland 1866 was a devastating conflagration that swept through much of Portland, Maine on July 4, 1866, destroying large portions of the city’s downtown and waterfront and becoming one of the most destructive urban fires in 19th-century America.

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Great Fire of Portland 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
urban fire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great Fire of Portland ⓘ
Portland fire of 1866 ⓘ
areaDestroyed about 1800 buildings ⓘ
about 55 acres ⓘ
cause Fourth of July celebrations ⓘ
fireworks accident ⓘ
commemoratedOn historical markers in Portland, Maine ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
day July 4, 1866 ⓘ
destroyed Portland City Hall (original building) ⓘ
linked to: Portland City Hall

Portland’s commercial district ⓘ
many churches in Portland, Maine ⓘ
many warehouses on the Portland waterfront ⓘ
documentedIn Maine historical society publications ⓘ
Portland city records ⓘ
contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ
endDate 1866-07-05 ⓘ
followedBy reconstruction of Portland in brick and stone ⓘ
hasEffect destruction of large parts of Portland waterfront ⓘ
destruction of much of downtown Portland ⓘ
homelessness for thousands of residents ⓘ
major rebuilding of Portland, Maine ⓘ
historicalSignificance largest urban fire in Maine history ⓘ
one of the most destructive urban fires in 19th-century America ⓘ
influenced adoption of stricter building codes in Portland, Maine ⓘ
shift from wooden to brick construction in Portland ⓘ
locatedIn Portland, Maine ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Maine ⓘ
locatedInTime 19th century ⓘ
numberOfDeaths approximately 2 ⓘ
numberOfHomeless approximately 10000 ⓘ
numberOfInjured dozens ⓘ
partOf history of Portland, Maine ⓘ
history of urban fires in the United States ⓘ
pointInTime 1866-07-04 ⓘ
relatedEvent Great Boston Fire of 1872 ⓘ
Great Chicago Fire ⓘ
relatedTo Fourth of July celebrations in the United States ⓘ
significantPlace Commercial Street, Portland, Maine ⓘ
India Street neighborhood, Portland, Maine ⓘ
Munjoy Hill area, Portland, Maine ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine

Portland peninsula ⓘ
startDate 1866-07-04 ⓘ
timePeriod Reconstruction era ⓘ

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Portland Observatory → survived → Great Fire of Portland 1866 ⓘ
Great Fire of Portland 1866 → alsoKnownAs → Great Fire of Portland ⓘ
linked to: Great Fire of Portland 1866
Great Fire of Portland 1866 → alsoKnownAs → Portland fire of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: Great Fire of Portland 1866
Portland, Maine → notableEvent → Great Fire of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: Great Fire of Portland 1866