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On
April 5, 1877, Randolph was hit by fire. The DuBois & Gay building,
built by Royal DuBois and Willard Gay, burned to the ground.
DuBois
and Gay, brothers-in-law, were prominent in town and had also been
instrumental in organizing the Randolph National Bank. In fact,
the bank was in a small brick building adjoining the burning structure.
Firefighters put rugs on the bank roof, soaking them with water,
and the bank survived the fire.
The
brick building which replaced the original DuBois and Gay block
was also destroyed by fire in 1991. This time, thanks to the all
night vigil of the fire department, the old bank building survived
yet again.
Imags
courtesy Early Photographs of Randolph, Vermont 1855
- 1948 by Wes Herwig.
April
Archives | April 6
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Above is the first DuBois & Gay building next to the bank;
below is the ssecond DuBois & Gay block next to the bank.
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