According to most historical sources, the fire started with a spark from a kitchen fire that ignited piles of drying Spanish moss at a nearby mattress factory at Davis and Beaver Streets. As a result, ...

It’s believed that sparks from cooking fires spread to a mattress factory and the fire spread. It destroyed 146 blocks of Jacksonville. That was three-quarters of all buildings in Jacksonville at the ...

Editor’s note: The following story appeared in The Florida Times-Union and Citizen on May 4, 1901. In looking over the burned district with the fire still raging fiercely on Bay Street, in the most ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For one day and one day only, Bold City downtown, alongside Gary Sass, a Jacksonville walking tour guide, will host a 1901 Great Fire-themed tour. The tour, held on May 3 at 8 p.m ...

One-hundred-and eighteen years ago today, the Great Fire of 1901 nearly destroyed the City of Jacksonville. On May 3 of that year, workers at the Cleveland Fibre Factory were taking their noon break ...

JACKSONVILLE, FL- You could make a good argument that May 3 is the most important day in Jacksonville’s long history. It marks the day in 1901, Jacksonville burned to the ground in one of the worst ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been 121 years since the Great Fire of 1901 swept through Jacksonville. Blocks of homes and buildings were lost to the flames ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville's history is well documented in the city’s many museums and historical societies. But thanks to a recent discovery, people will be able to learn more about the city's ...

The redevelopment of downtown began 120 years ago today when the Great Fire of 1901 razed the city. Jacksonville was a very different city in 1901. It was the largest city in Florida with a population ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Monday will mark 120 years since downtown Jacksonville burned to the ground in what is known as The Great Fire. Within eight hours, 146 city blocks were destroyed, more than 2,368 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was 122 years ago that the Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901 ravaged a large section of the city. It was considered the largest metropolitan fire in the American South. According ...