Remember Ben Franklin's other legacy
- In the crowded wooden Philadelphia of the 1730s, one careless act could take a block of homes, shops, and lives before morning.
- A shovel of coals carried upstairs, an unclean chimney, or a poorly watched hearth could turn a private mistake into a public disaster.
- In February 1735, an anonymous letter in The Pennsylvania Gazette...
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- In the crowded wooden Philadelphia of the 1730s, one careless act could take a block of homes, shops, and lives before morning.
- A shovel of coals carried upstairs, an unclean chimney, or a poorly watched hearth could turn a private mistake into a public disaster.
- In February 1735, an anonymous letter in The Pennsylvania Gazette...
Sources: The Hill