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Ablaze! A Fiery Walking History of Newburyport's Famous Conflagrations

  • Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street Newburyport, MA 01950 United States (map)

Join Ghlee Woodworth for a walk through the history of the fires, famous and infamous, that shaped downtown Newburyport!

Join local historian and author Ghlee Woodworth for a downtown walking tour through the fires - famous and infamous - that shaped Newburyport and changed the community forever. Learn about fire buckets, brigades, societies, and firehouses; see how the devastating Fire of 1811 inspired an architectural revolution; visit the neighborhood saved by a battalion of fire trucks during Yankee Homecoming in 1983; and remember a community landmark lost more recently.

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