A fire destroyed much of Augusta, Georgia on March 22, 1916.

[1] The fire was blamed on an unattended iron in a tailor's shop.

It was the worst fire in Augusta's history and impacted 25 blocks from 8th Street to East Boundary Street, including portions of downtown and Olde Town.

Many thousands of cotton bales were destroyed and an estimated 3,000 people made homeless.

Due to the size of the large fire, fire departments from neighboring cities responded to include Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia, Macon, Greenville, Waynesboro, and Charleston.