Historian Talk: The Great Fire of May 10, 1862

  • May 15, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Hart Cluett Museum

    57 2nd Street
    Troy, New York 12180
Ticket Price Free Register Now
Description

A City of Smoke and Cinders

On May 10, 1862, a fire burned through Troy when a locomotive’s sparks ingnited the wooden Green Island Bridge. The disaster took the lives of more than 15 people and destroyed 500 buildings with a monetary loss of more than 2 million dollars.

 

Learn about this event at the Hart Cluett Museum with Troy City and Rensselaer County Historian, Kathy Sheehan!
 

Registration recommended but not required for this free event.

Date & Time

Thu, May 15, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Venue Details

Hart Cluett Museum

57 2nd Street
Troy, New York 12180 Hart Cluett Museum
Hart Cluett Museum

The Hart Cluett Museum is operated by Historic Rensselaer County (Rensselaer County Historical Society), a dynamic not-for-profit educational organization established in 1927 to connect local history and heritage with contemporary life. We enrich the present and advocate for the future by bringing the region's past to life, recognizing every face and every story. In pursuit of this mission, we collect, preserve, study, interpret, and make accessible a broad variety of objects and documents. We also conduct educational programs that inspire public enthusiasm for our roots and bolster the entrepreneurial appetites of our community.


 


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