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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2 ) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [ 3 ]
Illinois suffered the most well-known fire in American history, the Great Chicago Fire. The fire broke out at around 8:30 pm on October 8 near or in a barn belonging to the O'Leary family. [ 13 ] The fire is reputed to have been started by a cow belonging to Catherine O'Leary , which knocked over a lantern in a barn, but this is unconfirmed and ...
American Apocalypse: The Great Fire and the Myth of Chicago. 1990. 287 pp. Miller, Ross. The Great Chicago Fire (2000); 1st ed was American Apocalypse: The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Chicago 287 pp. Pacyga, Dominic A. Chicago: A Biography (2011), 472pp; detailed history by a scholar, based on secondary sources. excerpt and text search
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
1871: October 8 – 10, the Great Chicago Fire. [6] [11] 1872 Montgomery Ward in business. Establishment of the first Black fire company in the city. The original library, inside the old water tower on the site that is now the Rookery Building. This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view
Chicago Fire is an American television drama series broadcast by NBC.The series was created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt and the series is the first installment of the Chicago franchise.
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During the blaze, the roof caught fire and collapsed into the pumps, destroying them, along with any hope that there would be enough water to stop the spread of the fire. But the structure itself survived.” [7] In the years since the fire, the tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and of the city's recovery from the fire.