The Great Fire of 1740 sparks a decade of rebuilding Charles Town

Here’s the latest Brian Hicks column (twelve so far) celebrating the 350 year history of Charleston.

“The fire started in a horse saddler’s workshop at the corner of Broad and Church streets.

Charles Town had dealt with fires before and certainly would again, but the blaze that started on the afternoon of Nov. 18, 1740, was unlike anything the colonists had ever seen.”