War Memorial

Historical marker location:

2401 Meetinghouse Way, Barnstable, Massachusetts

( Memorial is at the intersection of Meetinghouse Way and Lombard Ave, on the right when traveling south on Meetinghouse Way.)

West Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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).