Great Ellensburg Fire
The Great Ellensburg Fire, also known as the Independence Day Fire, was a fire that destroyed homes and the business district of Ellensburg in 1889, during the same summer that major fires damaged Spokane, Vancouver, and Seattle, all major cities in the Washington Territory.
| Great Ellensburg Fire | |
|---|---|
Historical poster of brick buildings erected in Ellensburg since the Great Fire | |
| Date(s) | July 4–5, 1889 10:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 10 city blocks |
| Damage | $2 million ($67.8 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Unknown |
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