What the records say
- When
- 1788
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 29.96° N, 90.06° W
- Description
- 1788 fire which destroyed much of New Orleans, Spanish-controlled Louisiana
Great New Orleans Fire (1788)
1788 fire in Spanish-controlled New Orleans
The Great New Orleans Fire (1788) was a fire that destroyed 856 of the 1,100 structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 21, 1788, spanning the south central Vieux Carré from Burgundy to Chartres Street, almost to the Mississippi River front buildings. An additional 212 buildings were destroyed in a later citywide fire on December 8, 1794.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Great New Orleans Fire destroys 856 buildings, including St. Louis Cathedral and The Cabildo, leaving most of the town in ruins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El Gran incendio de Nueva Orleans destruye más de 800 viviendas y edificios públicos en la ciudad”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page