The Untold Story of the Great Fire of 1845: How Pittsburgh Rose from the Ashes
On April 10, 1845, a seemingly ordinary day in Pittsburgh turned catastrophic when a single spark ignited a fire that would level about a third of the burgeoning city. Known as the Great Fire of 1845, this inferno burned for nearly seven hours, destroyed more than a thousand buildings and displaced roughly 12,000 people. It…