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This Day in Boston History
October 2nd, 1711
Boston's Great Fire of 1711

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On
this day a blaze in colonial Boston destroyed a third of the town. One hundred
and ten families were left homeless, and important public buildings were
leveled.
Many of the town's critical buildings were destroyed, including the Old
South Church and the Boston "town house". The town house was rebuilt
as the Old State House
which would be damaged by fires again in 1748, 1832 and 1921.
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