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1871 – The Urbana fire destroyed central Urbana, Illinois, on October 9. 1872 – Great Boston Fire of 1872, destroyed 776 buildings and killed at least 20 people. 1874 – Chicago Fire of 1874, July 14, was in some respects very similar to the 1871 fire, but was stopped by a new fire-proof wall. It destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people.
Destroyed by fire in 1976 3: Mound City National Cemetery: Mound City National Cemetery: October 8, 1997 : Junction of U.S. Route 51 and Illinois Route 37: Mound City: 4: Olmstead Depot: Olmstead Depot: December 15, 1989
1893 – World's Columbian Exposition cold storage warehouse fire in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, killed 18. 1894 – Christmas Eve fire in Silver Lake, Oregon, on December 24, killed 43 people including 19 women and children. [4] 1895 – The Rotunda, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The 2024 Virginia wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Virginia.During the 2024 Spring wildfire season between February 15 to April 30, at least 411 wildfires burnt "nearly 20,000 acres", the largest area burned in the last 30 years in that time period, and nearly ten times as much as the 2023 Spring season with 2,174 acres.
Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities announced Thursday.
Virginia is a city and the county seat in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ]
A pair of fast-growing fires are converging on a New Mexico village “like a pair of tongs” Monday evening, prompting thousands of residents and nearby tribal communities to evacuate.
In the 2010s, the county has become reliably Republican in US presidential elections. Cass County is located in Illinois's 18th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Darin LaHood. For the Illinois House of Representatives, the county is located in the 93rd district and is currently represented by Republican Norine ...