Episode 3 of 3

Rebuilding and the 1794 Fire

When
December 8, 1794
Where
New Orleans
Part of
Great New Orleans Fire

After six years of rebuilding, a second citywide fire on December 8, 1794, destroyed an additional 212 buildings in New Orleans.

Following the 1788 disaster, New Orleans underwent six years of rebuilding. On December 8, 1794, another citywide fire—the Great New Orleans Fire of 1794—destroyed an additional 212 buildings in the town.

Sources

  1. Great New Orleans Fire (1788) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06

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