Historical Marker
1849 Great Fire
Historical marker location:
Owego, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Front Street (New York State Route 17C) and Court Street (New York State Route 96), on the right when traveling east on Front Street.)
New York State was the site of the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history prior to 9/11. In 1993, a bomb planted in the World Trade Center by Islamic extremists killed six people and injured more than a thousand others.