The 1788 Great Fire of New Orleans

They sure can't blame Mrs O'leary and her cow this time!

Competent and efficient government . . . what a concept. We should try that.

Another example of a historical occurrence that I knew nothing about before today. Thank you, THG. 👍

I am from New Orleans and graduated from Ursuline Academy and we have a history with that fire. Look up the Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. The tradition goes that the nuns were asked to pray for intervention to Our Lady and the fire subsided (and didn't burn the convent). The convent is one of the only buildings from French Louisiana that survived the fires and is still standing.

I've thought for a long minute that New Orleans is really just passed over for history, even though it's probably on the same level as Boston and Philadelphia in terms of importance to history. It's great to know this. New Orleans is and always will be strong.

I notice THG often chooses a historical topic that occurred on the date he intends the presentation, in this case March 21st. It might be fun to visit one of those “This Day in History” type sites and try to guess what that days topic might be. However THG is so good at digging up really obscure history, there’s a good chance it won’t be found on any “This Day in History” sites!

I am from New Orleans and this video still taught me things about Mirro and others. The name is famous because of the street named after him also never thought of the CBD as a suburb. That’s LOL funny now. Thanks History Guy! I have subscribed for several years.

As a native I highly recommend visiting the The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) at 533 Royal Street in the French Quarter. The building is one of the only ones to survive a later major fire. It is a private collection and it's fabulous. The extensive collection of historical documents at their Williams Research Center is deep and unrivaled in New Orleans history. They also publish great books. For an interesting read on the history of New Orleans thru its street names, check out "Frenchman, Desire, Good Children and Other Streets of New Orleans" by John Chase.

Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne, was known as "D'Iberville", was the son of Charles Lemoyne, a "Seigneur" or lord, with a large slice of land across the St-Lawrence river from Montreal. D'iberville, was born there, and had a colorful life that took him from the arctic to the tropics

thank you for this story for i was born in new orleans in 1951 as are my ancestors.their bones rest in our many cemeteries.i thank you again for what you do.this old paw-paw loves these videos.

I just love the use of language in that era when people used the sound and shape of words to great effect. Marvelous story!

This may be my favorite of the historical stories you have shared with us. Heartening to hear tales of communities standing together in the face of devastation and much more so to learn of leaders who actually stood with the most affected to help make things livable again.

And with this, I have finally caught up and watched every video uploaded by The History Guy! Thank you sir, for sharing all of these fascinating bits of forgotten history!

Having visited New Orleans i can say that there generosity is forthright and genuine . and when the band is playin theys dancin.

I once attended a panel at a convention where a couple of ghost tour guides told is stories about New Orleans. I don’t doubt that there was some creative license taken with the stories of hauntings (whether you consider them true or manufactured), but I know enough of the city to know that they really didn’t have to embellish the stories behind them. New Orleans has seen things.

Informative, entertaining, and well presented.

Holy crap! just a few hours after watching this, A tornado hit New Orleans. 😳I hope everyone there is OK.

Splendid 👍👍

Every public official should be required to learn about Gov. Miro!

I know from firsthand experience during the Katrina disaster that the leadership of the city in 2005 paled in comparison to that exhibited in 1788. Thanks for reminding us of this nearly forgotten history.