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San Francisco Fire of 1851

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Structure Fire 1851-1855 Market streets 9/7/2015

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Fire ravages Library of Congress December 24, 1851 This Day in History

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Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins

The San Francisco Fire of 1851 was a catastrophic conflagration that destroyed as much as three-quarters of San Francisco, California.
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