On May 10, 1862, a fire burned through Troy when a locomotive’s sparks ingnited the wooden Green Island Bridge. The disaster took the lives of more than 15 people and destroyed 500 buildings with a monetary loss of more than 2 million dollars.

This talk, the night before the 162nd anniversary of the fire, will take you through the events of this tragedy and how it has impacted the development of Troy today.

Sign up for Saturday’s Walking Tour to walk through the sites and see how the fire unfolded.