1893 Cyclone Damage to Ypsilanti Opera House

Notes:

April 12, 1893 Cyclone damage to rear of Ypsilanti's Opera House located on the north side of Congress Street near the corner of Adams Street. Only the front wall remained. The cyclone hit at 7 PM on the only evening for weeks in which no performance was taking place in the building. A seeming casualty was the owner, Simeon Draper, who took sick and died a few days later.

Date Issued:

1893-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Ypsilanti Historical Society Photo Archives

Subject Topic:

1893, 1890s, Cyclone, Opera House, Draper

Language:

UND

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