Great Fire of New York

April 1836 lithograph of the destruction of the Merchant's Exchange Building on Wall Street, during the Great Fire

The 1835 Great Fire of New York was one of three fires that rendered extensive damage to New York City in the 18th and 19th centuries. The fire occurred in the middle of an economic boom, covering 17 city blocks, killing two people, and destroying hundreds of buildings, with an estimated $20 million of property damage (equivalent to $624 million in 2023).[1][2]

  1. ^ McNamara, Robert (April 4, 2017). "New York's Great Fire of 1835". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31.
  2. ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.

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