The Great Hoboken Pier Fire of 1900

Reason
Explanation of events, dedication to victims, and preservation of memory.

Some Facts
1. June 30th, 1900
2. Hoboken, NJ
3. At North German Lloyd Piers
4. 326 to 400 dead
5. $5 million in property loss

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The Lloyd steamer Saale before the fire. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Did You know?
In 1900, a little more than Twenty percent of the population in Hoboken was German-born.

Links
Hoboken Historical Museum

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