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The St. Louis Fire of 1849 was a devastating fire that occurred on May 17, 1849 and destroyed a significant part of St. Louis, Missouri and many of the steamboats using the Mississippi River and Missouri River.
In 1849, the booming frontier city of St. Louis faced a severe cholera outbreak, among other calamities. Many cities, American and European, were strongly affected by the disease during this time, though historians have pointed to St. Louis as one of the worst-hit by population, with as many as sixty-eight people per thousand dying of the disease.
27 lut 2018 · After experiencing a cholera outbreak and the Great Fire, 1849 was a difficult year for St. Louis. In addition, the city struggled to keep up with population growth. The U.S. Census shows the population of St. Louis nearly tripled between 1840 and 1850 from 35,979 to 104,978 residents.
A dramatic, informative and very rare image of the 1849 St. Louis Fire, rushed into print within days or weeks of the catastrophe. Background. In 1849 St. Louis, Missouri was a booming city of some 63,000, benefitting from its role as a major Mississippi River port and as the last major city where settlers and gold seekers could resupply before ...
25 kwi 2023 · On the windy morning of May 17, 1849, the steamboat White Cloud docked at St. Louis’ crowded port. Cholera was ravaging the city, and the ship needed to be fumigated to prevent the disease’s further spread.
10 maj 2014 · A listing of burials by cemetery published in the July 23, 1849, St. Louis Weekly Reveille during the cholera epidemic.
17 kwi 2019 · The flames that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday have people around the world thinking about the importance of cultural preservation and fire safety as well as the fragility of cherished landmarks.
