Burning Buildings in Forest City, 1916
Time Frame: 1916
Nearly half a block of store buildings constructed of wood in Forest City burned down in January 1916. The brick bank building slightly left center is the Thompson Bank. Thurston Drug Store, Nelson Jewelry Store, and two restaurants were destroyed.
Image Courtesy of Carol Whiteis & Ruth Leibrand Personal Collections
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