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San Francisco Earthquake Of 1906

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SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE OF 1906

BY ELIZABETH HEASLETT

WORST PARTS DURING THE EARTHQUAKE

  • The earthquake only lasted about a minute but during that minute several fires started
  • The fires burned down buildings, businesses and homes
  • Lasted nearly 3 days and burned down about 500 city blocks
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THINGS PEOPLE LOST

  • Homes
  • Businesses
  • Personal items such as pictures, family antiques and jewelry
  • Even loved ones were gone
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THE EARTHQUAKE KILLED AND ESTIMATE OF 3,000 PEOPLE

AND PUT NEARLY 400,000 PEOPLE ON THE STREETS
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CONGRESS TRIED TO HELP BY

  • Trying to lend money to the city for reconstrucction
  • Helped by giving out food
  • Congress would go to liquor stores and get rid of anything that could have caused the fires to spread
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THE EARTHQUAKE NOT ONLY HIT SAN FRANCISCO BUT

ALSO SAN JOSE AND SANTA ROSA
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ONE OF THE FIRES WAS STARTED BY AND WOMAN

MAKING HER FAMILY BREAKFAST IT WAS CALLED "HAM AND EGGS FIRE"
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THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE WAS SAID TO

BE ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS IN U.S. HISTORY
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