Boyertown community honors 171 lives lost in 1908 opera house tragedy

BOYERTOWN, Pa. – People gathered in Berks County to pay their respects to the dozens of victims of one of the worst fires in American history.

The Boyertown Historical Society held its Opera House Remembrance at Fairview Cemetery in Boyertown.

171 people died when the former Rhoads Opera House went up in flames on January 13th, 1908…

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