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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, Fla. – Springfield residents have a long history of advocating for their neighborhood. During the Great Fire of 1901, they formed a bucket brigade to help stop the flames from spreading ...

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. — 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 ...

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 ...