The Great Seattle Fire of 1889
All resources are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.
Slide Program
Documents
Letter by Helen Mae Anthony - Transcription
Letter by Henry McClure - Transcription
Letter by Isaac Bechtel - Transcription
Post-Intelligencer Article: Friday, June 7, 1889
Post-Intelligencer Article: June 21, 1889
Account of the Seattle Fire Narrated by Mrs. Melvin Weed
Seattle, Day of the Fire Map
Birds Eye View of Seattle, Llewellyn, Dodge & Co. Map
Audio
1953 Audio Recordings of Witnesses to the Fire, Part 1 (MP3)
Witnesses to the Fire, Part 2 (MP3)
Witnesses to the Fire, Part 3 (MP3)
Witnesses to the Fire, Part 4 (MP3)
Witnesses to the Fire, Part 5 (MP3)
Images
Before the Fire: View near Seattle Waterfront, 1888 (#772)
After the Fire: View near Seattle Waterfront, 1889 (#705)
Lesson Plans & Activities
Lesson 1: What is Going on Here?
Lesson 2: Introduction to Primary Sources
Lesson 3: Student and Teacher Slideshow Presentations
Lesson 4: Who's Who of the Great Seattle Fire
Extension Activities
Background Information
Historical Overview
Seattle Fire Vocabulary List
Sources for Further Information
Chronology 1880-1889
Video
Note: These links are outside of MOHAI's site.
MOHAI Minute: The Great Seattle Fire of 1889
History is _________ Film Entries
Winner National History Day 2007: The Great Seattle Fire
Travel Channel Mysteries at the Museum: Glue Pot Transforms Seattle