Oregon’s state Capitol burned to the ground | Oregon Experience

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It was just before 7 p.m. on April 25, 1935, when Salem residents noticed smoke coming from the Oregon Capitol building. The city fire department arrived on the scene within minutes, but the equipment couldn't reach the source of the blaze. Flames engulfed walls and jumped floors. The iconic bronze dome topping the building crashed to the ground. Hundreds, then thousands, of residents gathered to watch as fire burned throughout the night. When morning came, all that remained was a skeleton of broken walls enclosing a mass of blackened debris. The fire had caused nearly $1 million worth of property damage, destroyed priceless state records, and left one firefighter dead. Construction on the current capitol building began in 1936 and finished in 1938.

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