Chatham Packet Wharf

Historical marker location:

Chatham, Massachusetts

( Marker can be reached from Water Street, 0.1 miles east of Main Street.)

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was one of the most destructive fires in American history. It destroyed 65 acres of downtown Boston, including 776 buildings and caused $73.5 million in damage (equivalent to over $1.5 billion today).