User: Museum of Durham History

Date posted: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:02:51 GMT

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Museum of Durham History
about 8 years ago

This day in 1914, Durham recorded its worst fire in history. The multi-million dollar blaze destroyed a large portion of the downtown business district. The Fire Department’s Eno River water source failed during the blaze, prompting voters to establish a city-owned and -run water system in place of the private systems that had served the city since 1887. Visit us to check out photos on the touchscreen timeline #AtTheHub