Great Bakersfield Fire of 1889

Quand

1889

Type

Incendie

Coordonnées

35.38° N, 119.02° W

Description

conflagration in Bakersfield, California

Date from

year in its name

Conflagration in Bakersfield, California

The Great Bakersfield Fire of 1889 was a conflagration in Bakersfield, California. The fire burned for three hours and destroyed most of the town. In total, 196 buildings were destroyed, one man killed, and 1,500 people rendered homeless. The fire marked the transition of Bakersfield from a frontier town to a metropolitan city.

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