Tag: 1788

  • Ashes and Rubble: Rebuilding New Orleans After the Great Fire of 1788

    Ashes and Rubble: Rebuilding New Orleans After the Great Fire of 1788

    It seems no matter where they’re located in the world, every major city has suffered through a devastating fire. While some of the more famous blazes took place in Chicago and London, New Orleans has had several of its own. The largest of these took place in 1788, and the Great Conflagration of New Orleans…