The 1884 map of Key West with the area of Great Fire of 1886 in black.

TODAY IN KEY WEST HISTORY / April 1, 1886

A fire started at two in the morning at the San Carlos Hall on Duval Street between Fleming and Southard Streets and burned for twelve hours. The fire destroyed the block around the San Carlos then crossed Duval and burned almost every building between Simonton and Duval from Fleming Street to the waterfront. The estimated loss was over two million dollars.

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