Fire in Plymouth, Massachusetts badly injures two firefighters

The business district of Plymouth, Massachusetts suffered a destructive Sunday morning fire that destroyed a grocery and a shoe manufacturers.  Two Plymouth firemen were badly injured in fighting the fire but no deaths were reported.  Early press estimates of the damage were around $12,000.  (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Fire at Plymouth,"  New York Times, April 8, 1861.
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Type
    Crime/Disasters
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