The Cape Cod Canal

Historical marker location:

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

( Marker can be reached from Valeri Road (U.S. 6) south of Deerpath Trail.)

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).