Timeline of Philadelphia History

November 29. Boiler explosion, Penn Treaty Iron Works, one man killed, three injured. December 2. Landreth Public School partially destroyed by fire. December 28. City Councils pass ordinance for the erection of a new court house on Sixth Street side of Independence Square. 1866. January 2. Great fire, 607 Chestnut Street. Loss $150,000. January 7.