Nature's Fury

U.S. Timeline Chicago Fire, 1871 Peshtigo Fire, 1871 New York Blizzard, 1888 Johnstown Flood, 1889 Galveston Hurricane, 1900 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Titanic, 1912 1918 Flu Epidemic Mississippi River Flood, 1927 Dust Bowl, 1930s Hilo Tsunami, 1960 Mt. St. Helen Volcano, 1980 Grand Island Tornado, 1980 San Francisco Earthquake, 1989 Kilahuea Volcano, 1983-present  Hurricane Iniki, 1994 World New Zealand Volcano, 1996

San Francisco 1906 Ruins of City Hall after the earthquake and fire, San Francisco, California. 1906.  Photo: Library of Congress Prints and  Photographs Division  LC-USZ62-113370  Few people could imagine the devastation which would be caused by the earthquake and resulting fires in San Francisco in 1906. At 5:13 a.m. on April 18, its citizens were violently awakened by the shaking. Thousands died and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. It would not be the last of the tremors to strike this area. Examine the artifacts below to learn more about this example of Nature's Fury. Photo Personal Account Song Other Resources Back to Nature's Fury Main Page Return to Reading 7 Home Page American Memory | Learning Page | Search | Features |Learn More | New | Activities | Programs | Lessons | Research Tools Library of Congress URL: http://www.loc.gov/ Questions about American Memory? NDLP Reference Librarian (c) Solfest 2001