Sunday, May 17, 2015

May 25, 1865---Mobile in flames



MAY 25, 1865:            

A huge explosion occurs at the Mobile, Alabama Armory, in which the entire magazine detonates. The force of the explosion is so great that buildings topple off their foundations. Downtown Mobile is destroyed in what becomes a uncontrollable conflagration. Exploding ordnance makes fighting the fire an impossibility for several days. Sabotage is suspected but never proven.


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