Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the Cathedral of St. Andrew is reflecting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 125 years ago on May 3rd, the Great Fire of 1901 devastated the city of Jacksonville. In just over eight hours, over 2,400 ...

The redevelopment of downtown began 120 years ago today when the Great Fire of 1901 razed the city. Jacksonville was a very different city in 1901. It was the largest city in Florida with a population ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville burned to the ground 121 years ago in the Great Fire of 1901 that destroyed 90% of downtown. To grasp the magnitude of the Great Fire of 1901, you need to understand ...

According to most historical sources, the fire started with a spark from a kitchen fire that ignited piles of drying Spanish moss at a nearby mattress factory at Davis and Beaver Streets. As a result, ...

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In large letters on the bottom of the photo is a date: May 10, 1901 The barber was Frank Crowd, prominent Black barber who later owned theaters in LaVilla neighborhood A couple of weeks ago, Mitch ...

Editor’s note: The following story appeared in The Florida Times-Union and Citizen on May 4, 1901. Capt. C. E. Garner, chairman of the Board of Trade, was seen by the reporter of the Times-Union and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the Cathedral of St. Andrew is reflecting on a chapter of its history that has become a lasting symbol of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 125 years ago on May 3rd, the Great Fire of 1901 devastated the city of Jacksonville. In just over eight hours, over 2,400 buildings were destroyed, leaving more than 10,000 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was 122 years ago that the Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901 ravaged a large section of the city. It was considered the largest metropolitan fire in the American South. According ...