More Fire

Here at America's Finest Blog we love fire in old western towns.  Call me crazy but, there is something assuming about these events.  Mostly because they are almost always a result of dry conditions, open flames, poor city planning and wind.  Ephrata is no different, on this date in 1910 the town burned.  The fire started in the Club Cafe and quickly destroyed the whole downtown, added by the wind and lack of firefighting equipment and personal.  Firefighter from Quincy and Wilson Creek had to come to the rescue.  In the end it took 300 people to save the town of 325 or so residents.  Happy times returned quickly to the burned out town, as locals remembered that there was a large amount of whisky stored in cellar of the burned out saloon. 
Please note, The Chinese American Restaurant has no significance to the story other than this is the best picture I have of Ephrata.