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We can talk about the statistics (how big, how much it cost, how many people lost their lives, etc.), or we can listen to a few stories from the survivors of that blaze.
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The following excepts come from oral histories collected by members of the Porcupine Camp Historical Society back in the 1970s I think these stories have more of an impact than a recitation of facts and stats.
This first-hand account comes from Myrtle Hodgins, John Campsall’s sister (John was instrumental in the founding of the Porcupine Camp Historical Society).
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