PaulK19 · @PaulK19
35 followers · 3 posts · Server historians.socialOn this date in #1835 a destructive fire swept thru lower #Manhattan, torching 13 acres and 17 blocks, east of #BroadStreet between #SouthSt and #wallstreet The economic toll was such that #nyc insurers were forced into #bankruptcy. This led to the ascendency of #Connecticut insurers and #hartford becoming the insurance capital of the US #newyorkcity #history
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