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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.
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23 lis 2018 · In 1849, the city of St. Louis was little more than a frontier town. The city was undergoing rapid growth and creaking under the strain of poor infrastructure. The cholera epidemic and the great Fire of 1849 were two events that had immediate and long-lasting effects on the rapidly growing city.
17 maj 2016 · Below is a map which shows where the fire occurred. The gray area on the right portion of the map shows the area of the fire. In 1843, Trinity Lutheran Church dedicated a new church building which was located on Lombard Street. Rev. Walther also lived across the street from that church.
The Missouri Historical Society Press presents "Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849" by Christopher Alan Gordon.
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.
