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22924
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Old rags in the Flanagan Buggy Company building may have started the one of the worst fires in Greenville history on Thursday, February 24, 1910. Flames swept through the city traveling north, south, and west destroying everything in its path. Luckily, local firefighters and the grace of God prohibited the flames from traveling eastward. Many local landmarks, including the courthouse and buildings on Evans Street, were lost to this fire. Remarkably, the fire was under control after two hours of fighting. Damages amounted to $15,000.
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23014
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One evening in March 1903, Greenville witnessed a pyrotechnic spectacle when the kerosene and gasoline storage tanks of the Standard Oil Company, along the rail road tracks beside the Imperial Tobacco Company, caught on fire. The whole town shuddered from the force of the explosions.
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23408
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It was once said that fire was the greatest factor in the development of Greenville. This is evident by the amount of fires that have afflicted the town of Greenville since its beginning. Fire destroyed the Pitt County Court House in 1858 and the County Jail in 1875. The great fire on Dec. 30, 1879 destroyed 12 stores and numerous other businesses. The fire of 1896 destroyed the businesses for a whole block on both sides of Evans Street. On May 4, 1899, a large fire destroyed the businesses on both sides of Evans Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets. On Feb. 24, 1910, a disastrous fire destroyed the Court House and numerous stores
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