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Photo provided by the estate of Diana McMahan.
The oldest brick structure in Matamoras is shown during the beginning stages of its demolition. During the razing charred timbers were uncovered. These were evidence of the great fire in downtown Matamoras on Aug. 17, 1874 during which nine buildings were destroyed.

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