11/08/1856 A large fire burned more than twelves acres of Syracuse, New York. In the region of one hundred buildings were destroyed. (By John Osborne) Source Citation The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1858 (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1857), 367. Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Crime/Disasters People Places Syracuse, NY Images