Great Boston Fire of 1711

The Great Boston Fire of 1711 was a conflagration that burned the central district of Boston, then the capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, on October 2–3, 1711. The fire destroyed approximately one hundred buildings, including the Town House and First Meeting House, and resulted in several fatalities.

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