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Great Boston Fire of 1872

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Great Boston Fire of 1872

Summary

Great Boston Fire of 1872 is a conflagration[1]. It draws 570 Wikipedia views per month (conflagration category, ranking #26 of 132).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Boston Fire of 1872 is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872 is in the country of United States[4].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872's instance of is recorded as conflagration[5].
  • The location of Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston[6].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872's Commons category is recorded as Great Boston Fire of 1872[7].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872 began on November 9, 1872[8].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872 ended on November 10, 1872[9].
  • Great Boston Fire of 1872's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3538, 'lon': -71.0586}[10].

Body

When and Where

Great Boston Fire of 1872 began on November 9, 1872[8]. It ended on November 10, 1872[9]. It took place at Boston[6]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Great Boston Fire of 1872's instance of is recorded as conflagration[5].

Why It Matters

Great Boston Fire of 1872 draws 570 Wikipedia views per month (conflagration category, ranking #26 of 132).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Massachusetts United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → conflagration
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