The Great Fire of 1872, Boston
THIS TABLE PLACED HERE
BY THE
BOSTONIAN SOCIETY
COMMEMORATES THE GREAT FIRE OF
NOVEMBER 9-10 - 1872
WHICH BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH-EASTERLY CORNER
OF
SUMMER AND KINGSTON STREETS
EXTENDED OVER AN AREA OF SIXTY ACRES
DESTROYED WITHING THE BUSINESS CENTRE
OF THE CITY PROPERTY TO THE VALUE OF
MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS
AND WAS ARRESTED IN ITS NORTH-EASTERLY PROGRESS
AT THIS POINT. THE MUTILATED STONES OF THIS
BUILDING ALSO RECORD THAT EVENT.
Submitted by @mywolfson.