On October 20, 1884 a fire that began in shavings in a mill on the western bank of the Black River was blown by the winds of autumn across the river. The fire was able to jump the river by means of the numerous islands spanning its width. As it came ashore, it quickly devastated the quiet community, burning over 70 acres, hundreds of homes and businesses and causing incalcuable sorrow to the people of Carthage, NY. In word and pictures, this is part of that story.

Map of the Great Carthage Fire of 1884

Links to pages:

2Guyotte.html

3 Furnace Island.html

4Presbyterian Manse

5Desciples.html

6Brownell.html

7 Budd Homestead.html

8RemsenBrownHouse.html

9Operahouse.html

10CarthageAcademy.html

11Brownell.html

12Primaryschool.html

13Presbyterian.html

14GraceEpiscopal.html 15First Baptist.html 16FirstMethodistChurch.html

17MonumentPark.html 18StJamesCatholicChurch.html 19Partick Stewart.html

20RockCity.html 21RailRoadStation.html 22Island Mills

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23Other.html 24 Newspaper Clippings (1884) 25Firemen

Old Photos1.html OldPhotos2.html To Build a Webpage Project Narrative

Interdisciplinary Unit FireWalk class.html Contemporary Sketch of Carthage Fire

Planned, written and produced by :

Mrs. T. 4th Grade Class

West Carthage Elementary School

West Carthage, New York, 13619

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Thank you for your time and interest.

14GraceEpiscopal.html	15First Baptist.html	16FirstMethodistChurch.html
17MonumentPark.html	18StJamesCatholicChurch.html	19Partick Stewart.html
20RockCity.html	21RailRoadStation.html	22Island Mills

23Other.html	24 Newspaper Clippings (1884)	25Firemen
Old Photos1.html	OldPhotos2.html	To Build a Webpage	Project Narrative
Interdisciplinary Unit	FireWalk	class.html	Contemporary Sketch of Carthage Fire