Great New Orleans Fire (1794)

Map drawn three days after the fire showing the extent of damage.
1770 map of New Orleans; Square marked behind Parade is now Jackson Square.

The Great New Orleans Fire (1794) was a major fire that destroyed 212 structures in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 8, 1794, in the area now known as the French Quarter from Burgundy to Chartres Street, adjacent to the Mississippi River.[1][2] On March 12, 1788, just 6 years prior, 856 buildings had been destroyed in the First Great New Orleans Fire.[1]

  1. ^ a b "French Quarter Fire and Floord". New Orleans French Quarter. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "A Great and Growing City". Nutrias. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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