The Fire of 1906
One of the biggest events in the history of downtown Russellville was the 1906 Fire. The Russellville Courier ran this photo to commemorate the fire's 100 anniversary. The only building that is still in existance is the C & D Drugstore on the right of the photo. There is no trace of the giant hotel in the background. I think a skanky used car lot is close to the hotel's original location.
I might be dreaming, but you may be able to see one of the Devil Queen's gables in the far left of the photo. I've marked the photo below with a red dot where I think the Queen ought to be.
Whether it's the Queen or not doesn't matter too much (though it would be cool if it was), because in either case she was there and survived this bit of Russellville history. She was only three blocks away from the worst of the destruction. She would have been 16 years old at the time.
I might be dreaming, but you may be able to see one of the Devil Queen's gables in the far left of the photo. I've marked the photo below with a red dot where I think the Queen ought to be.
Whether it's the Queen or not doesn't matter too much (though it would be cool if it was), because in either case she was there and survived this bit of Russellville history. She was only three blocks away from the worst of the destruction. She would have been 16 years old at the time.
posted by John | 7:41 PM
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Wow, incredible pictures.
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