Richmond has had its share of man-made and natural calamities throughout its illustrious history. In 1811, fire destroyed the Richmond Theatre on Broad Street, tragically claiming seventy-two lives in one of the worst urban disasters in American history. As Union forces approached Richmond in the final months of the Civil War, Confederate troops ignited the city in flames, leaving scars still visible today. The international Spanish flu epidemic did not spare the city in the early twentieth century. The worst airplane crash in Virginia history occurred near Byrd Airport in 1961. Local author Walter S. Griggs tells these stories and more as he traces the harrowing history of Richmond's most famous disasters.
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Historic Disasters of Richmond
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. A Night to Forget
- 1. Two Floods Two Hundred Years Apart: 1771 and 1972
- 2. A Traitor Burns Richmond: 1781
- 3. The Richmond Theater Fire: 1811
- 4. Underground Explosions in Chesterfield County: 1839 and 1844
- 5. Explosion on Brown’s Island: 1863
- 6. The Battle “Mid the Pines of Richmond’s Hills”: 1864
- 7. The Great Richmond Fire: April 1865
- 8. Disaster in Capitol Square: 1870
- 9. The Jefferson Hotel: 1901 and 1944
- 10. Stop, Look, Listen and Watch Out for Falling Trains: 1903, 1912 and 1960
- 11. Fire on the James: 1904
- 12. The Spanish Flu Epidemic: 1918 and 1919
- 13. The Collapse of the Church Hill Tunnel: 1925
- 14. Death in the Meherrin River: 1940
- 15. Disaster Near Byrd Airport: 1961
- Epilogue. The Fire Dance: 2015
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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