Memphis had the yellow fever epidemic almost completely wipe it out.
Disastrous events in your city's history
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krazeeboi
, Feb 18 2007 07:51 PM
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 08:30 PM
Mith242, on May 9 2007, 04:46 PM, said:
Fayetteville, Arkansas was burned by Union troops as well. Only one public building survived the fire. Even though support was somewhat strong for the Union in my corner of the state they were still worried about it 'falling into Confederate hands'.
Yea, that's what they said about Decatur. Yet, they burned the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River twice.
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 07:34 PM
Oh you know...what's a little terrorism, tornadoes, and urban renewal for a city as resilient as OKC.
