The Capital in Flames: The Ottawa-Hull Fire of 1900

It all began as a chimney fire on a spring day in 1900. By the end of the day, most of Hull, Quebec was in ruins, and vast swaths of Ottawa were laid waste by the flames. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @[email protected] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Newspapers.com Gatineau Valley Historical Society: https://www.gvhs.ca/publications/utg-articles/volume-05-06.html Sinistar: https://sinistar.ca/blog/hull-ottawa-fire-1900-history Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network: https://qahn.org/article/great-hull-fire-1900 Capital Chronicles: https://www.capitalchronicles.ca/post/the-great-hull-ottawa-fire-of-april-26-1900-the-wind-driven-maelstrom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices