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Tee Gentry

The Day Augusta Went Up In Flames

Tee Gentry
Author Tee Gentry
The building to the right is where the old Dyer Building was located and where the fire started.

The year was 1916. The day Augusta went up in flames was on March 22, 1916.

It all began with an iron left on at an 8th and Broad Street tailor shop. The fire quickly spread due to high winds, and fire departments from Georgia and South Carolina came together to help. Firefighters from Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Greenville and more worked into the night to stop the fire. It took almost 12 hours to get it under control. Over 600 buildings were destroyed. The Great Fire of 1916 was called Georgia’s worst natural disaster. The Day Augusta Went Up In Flames.

After controlling the fire, most of downtown Augusta was gone—25 blocks from East Boundry to 8th Street. Over 3000 people were left homeless after the fire. Miraculously, no lives were lost.

St Paul’s Church also burned during the fire. The church was rebuilt beginning in 1917 in the exact location. Augusta did build back and better than ever!

Here are more interesting facts about Augusta.

 

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Tee has worked with KICKS 99 for over 24 years as Operations Manager and Program Director and is on-air each afternoon 3p-7p. When he’s not working, you’ll find him traveling the back roads, taking pictures, and searching for the next dive diner. Favorite place to visit? That’s easy. Folly Beach, SC. He’s usually there at least a few times a year. He lives in North Augusta and on Saturdays in the fall, you’ll find him cooking out and watching his Clemson Tigers. Tee likes to write about travel, Augusta local dive bars and diners and destinations in the Carolinas, as well as new business.

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