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The Capital in Flames: The Ottawa-Hull Fire of 1900
Published 3 years, 5 months ago
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It all began as a chimney fire on a spring day in 1900. By the end of the day, most of Hull, Quebec was in ruins, and vast swaths of Ottawa were laid waste by the flames.
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*sources*
- Newspapers.com
- Gatineau Valley Historical Society: https://www.gvhs.ca/publications/utg-articles/volume-05-06.html
- Sinistar: https://sinistar.ca/blog/hull-ottawa-fire-1900-history
- Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network: https://qahn.org/article/great-hull-fire-1900
- Capital Chronicles: https://www.capitalchronicles.ca/post/the-great-hull-ottawa-fire-of-april-26-1900-the-wind-driven-maelstrom
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