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October 8, 2012

This Day in History

On this day in 1912, a fire broke out beneath the Plum Island Bridge and was believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette or lighter. About 40 feet of timber planking was burned. Repairs were made so that cars could pass the following day.

— Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury

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