Historical Marker
Jonathan Walker
Historical marker location:
80 Parallel Street, Harwich, Massachusetts
( Marker is at the intersection of Sisson Road (Massachusetts Route 39) and Parallel Street, on the left when traveling north on Sisson Road.)
The Man With the Branded Hand.
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).