Gainesville is looking to move forward on the long-awaited placement of a historical marker at the site of the former Cooper Pants Factory. The factory, once located at the intersection of Broad and Maple streets, burned down in the April 6, 1936, tornado that devastated much of the city. The tornado is still one of the deadliest in U.S. history, with an estimated 203 people killed when it destroyed much of the downtown area.