Great Fire of 1901

Great Fire of 1901
Map of the Great Fire of 1901 that destroyed Downtown Jacksonville
DateMay 3, 1901
LocationJacksonville, Florida
Outcome2,367 structures destroyed
7 killed

The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration that occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the U.S., next to the Great Chicago Fire, and the 1906 San Francisco fire.[1]

  1. ^ Davis, Ennis (October 20, 2009). "The Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901". Metro Jacksonville. Retrieved May 1, 2018.