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| Picture photographed by Ruth Ann Hill:
This was taken when the old Boyer Lumber company burned in Potosi. I don't know the
date when it happened - it must have been in the late 70's because both my kids were
in elementry school at the time. This is where there is a vacant lot today, they
made into a parking lot as you go down S. Missouri street, next to what used to be
the YMCA. They had every fire truck within 50 miles of Potosi here that day. I
was standing in front of the court house to take the picture. |
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Picture of Library burning needs to be replaced.
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Fire of unknown origin broke out Tuesday, March 30, around 6 p.m. at the
Washington County Library in Potosi. Some 20,000 books represented part of the loss
incurred in the fire which had gained rapid headway before it was discovered. The
fire apparently broke out soon after the library staff left the building at 5:15
p.m. The library has been in existence since June, 1964, and is located in the Crow
Building at the corner of Missouri and Mine St. It is believed that approximately
5000 books were checked out at the time of the fire and another 5000 were in the
bookmobile unit. Submitted By: Bettye
Warner - The article was published Wednesday, March 31, 1965, at Page 1.
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