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Great Ellensburg Fire
| Great Ellensburg Fire | |
|---|---|
 Historical poster of brick buildings erected in Ellensburg since the Great Fire | |
| Date(s) | July 4–5, 1889 10:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 10 city blocks |
| Damage | $2 million ($67.8 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Unknown |
The Great Ellensburg Fire, also known as the Independence Day Fire, was a fire that destroyed homes and the business district of Ellensburg in 1889,[1] during the same summer that major fires damaged Spokane, Vancouver, and Seattle, all major cities in the Washington Territory.[2]
- ^ "ELLENSBURG IN ASHES". The New York Times. No. July 6, 1889.
- ^ "From the Archives: 1889 Great Seattle Fire". Washington Secretary of State. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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