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The Fire of 1852
Have you ever heard of the Fire of 1852 in Sacramento? You haven’t!? Well then, I’ll tell you some things about it. It’s actually quite interesting.
One of the only buildings to survive the fire was the Lady Adams. It survived the fire because it had shutters, which were made of metal. Another reason why the Lady Adams survived the fire was because it wasn’t made out of wood, which is the main reason. Another reason is the walls were three layers thick. Most of the buildings, at that time, were made out of wood and wood burns easily. In the 1800’s there were oil lamps along the street and that’s probably what caused the fire. Ninety percent of the town was wiped out. Those are interesting facts about the fire of 1852
Article posted June 1, 2012 at 09:35 AM •
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