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The local fire department realized that they needed assistance and made a call for help to
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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.25.
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On the other side of the street, Monett's store, many more homes, the Town Hall, Honsicker's Meat Market, S.E. Simon's Drug Store, and
Marilley's General Store were also destroyed. Marilley's Store alone lost an estimated $ 50,000 in damages. The Town Hall and Opera House had both been recently
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Grounert Café building where two children of the family were trapped in the smoke-filled building. The children were eventually rescued from the blaze, but both died almost immediately afterwards.
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Croghan fire occurred on May 1, 1912. The fire caused considerable damage to the downtown business district of the village. 32 buildings were destroyed by the flames, with the total damage estimated to have been about $ 600,000.
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The beautiful
Basselin mansion still stands in downtown Croghan. Basselin was responsible for a few other landmarks in the town. The Croghan Library that was once the Basselin Opera House stands down the road from the Basselin mansion.
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Virkler feed and grist mills were destroyed along with much value in machinery. One of the mill owners lost about $ 200,000. The fire was eventually stopped after firefighters concentrated their efforts.
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Croghan's history. Mr. Basselin came to America and settled in Croghan, where he became the town's first millionaire due to his successful logging business. He was one of the town's top employers in his day.
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1324:October 18,
1284:January 17,
1076:Black River
1026:Forest City
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1596:Copenhagen
1586:Castorland
1557:West Turin
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153:43°58′13″N
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1517:Lyonsdale
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1547:Turin
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