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Tempe Cotton Exchange Fire
Tempe Cotton Exchange Fire
Tempe Cotton Exchange Fire

Tempe Cotton Exchange Fire

Date1917
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number1987.1.2273
DescriptionNovember 7, 1917 The Tempe Cotton Exchange is destroyed by fire. Several volunteers are injured fighting the fire. Poor water pressure from the town’s water system makes things difficult. As a result of this, the water system is later rebuilt.


Status
Not on view