Today's a big day in Marquette history.
It was 156 years ago today that most of Marquette burned to the ground in the Great Fire of 1868. It was a tragedy in which, thankfully, no one died. And in a way, it was a good thing, as it forced a young Marquette to change and become the city we now love. I'll actually be leading a pop-up tour for the History Center tonight about the Great Fire as well as (among others) the fires talked about in this new “Pieces of this Past”. So if you wanna join us at 630 at the History Center, you're more than welcome.
Otherwise, enjoy this story of three more fires, none of which caused as much damage as the one in 1868, but which (at least in one case) have a little more mystery to them.
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