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Re: A City Rebuilt from the Aftermath

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Originally Posted by Cory
I don't think this is comparable at all.
I wasn't trying to compare them, just show that while the recovery effort in on place is just starting, there's another place that has just finished.

However, if you're looking for a city that took comparable damage but rebuilt, there's a few other tales to look at. There's the SF earthquake in 1906. Another that comes to mind is the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
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