The Great Fire of New Orleans (1788)
Looking at the vibrant, festive Quarter with millions of visitors annually, it is hard to imagine the devastation of Holy Saturday morning in 1788. Smoking ruins stretched from Chartres to Dauphine Street, and from Conti to St. Philip... The 1788 great fire of New Orleans deserves to be remembered.
1788-03-21 12:00:00 - The History Guy