Record #:

23408

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

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

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Aug 2-29 2006, p6, 10

Subject(s):

Fires--Greenville