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Dates:Thursday, September 15, 2022 - Thursday, September 15, 2022
Hours:6:00 pm
Ages:Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:see below
Category:Books & Poetry

For two days in November 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized.

Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston’s inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in U.S. history.

Yet today few are aware of how close Boston came to destruction.

Boston author Stephanie Schorow masterfully recounts the fire’s history from the foolish decisions that precipitated it to the heroics of firefighters who fought it.

Lavishly illustrated with period artwork and photographs and published just before the fire’s 150th anniversary, The Great Boston Fire captures the drama of a life-and-death battle in the heart of the city.

One of the fallen firefighters was a JP resident.

This event is co-sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library and the JP Historical Society.

It is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served to those in attendance in person.

You can also attend via Zoom - please register here!

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Free and open to the public

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www.jphs.org/events

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30 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130 map
Phone: 617-524-0253

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