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Deadwood fire destroys 300 buildings and leaves 2,000 homeless

When
1879
Where
Deadwood
Episodes
1

A major fire devastated Deadwood, South Dakota, destroying more than 300 buildings and consuming residents' belongings. The legacy row claims 2,000 homeless and $3 million loss, but the supplied passage only confirms the destruction of buildings and belongings on September 26, 1879.

Episodes

  1. 1879-09-26 · DeadwoodDevastating Fire in Deadwood

    A fire destroyed more than 300 buildings in Deadwood, consuming residents' belongings on September 26, 1879.

Background and detail

Fire Incident. On September 26, 1879, a fire devastated Deadwood. The blaze destroyed more than 300 buildings and consumed the belongings of many inhabitants. The supplied passage does not specify the number of homeless individuals or the total monetary loss, contradicting the legacy row's specific figures.

Sources

  1. Deadwood, South Dakota Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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