150 Years Ago This Month: January 1871
In the 7 January 1871 edition of the Cecil Whig the editor describes a large fire that broke out in the first week of January 1871 in Elkton on the corner of Main and Bow St. A map of Elkton from 1858, though a full decade before the fire shows the Marshbank structure near where the fire started. A tin shop, the small addition to a corner store occupied by Mr. Joseph Bradbury is discussed as the source of the multiple dwelling fire. It is intimated that the fire may have been started on purpose but quick work by the town and firefighters appear to have disrupted the fire and prevented its spr...
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