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Morgan and Holland get lucky, while Irasburg takes a major hit...

On this day in 1912, The Bennington Evening Banner released a review of information about fires in Orleans county for 1911.

Morgan was the only town in all of Orleans county not to have suffered from a single blaze during 1911, making it the only town without losses due to fire. Holland also fared quite well, suffering from only one fire, amounting to a loss of $288 worth of property.

Fire, especially in cold months when firefighting is most difficult, can ravage a town. Irasburg got hit particularly hard in 1911, suffering nine fires and losing $22,549 worth of property.

Image courtesy the Vermont Historical Society.

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