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  2. Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Its cornerstone was set in 1852. In October 1871, however, both churches were destroyed as the Great Chicago Fire engulfed all of the city. Church of the Holy Name pastor John McMullen travelled the country to raise funds to rebuild the churches and to aid the homeless of Chicago. Meanwhile, Chicago's Catholics were forced to worship in what ...

  4. Old St. Patrick's Church (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The church from the back. Old St. Patrick's Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. The parish was originally housed in a wooden building at Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street. In the 1850s, the present church building was constructed of yellow Cream City brick from Milwaukee. [2]

  5. List of town and city fires - Wikipedia

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    146 BC – Carthage was systematically burned down over 17 days by the Romans at the end of the Third Punic War; 64 – Great Fire of Rome, Italy; 79 – Lyon burned to ashes. [1] 406 – A great fire burns down much of Constantinople. 532 – The Nika riots result in the destruction of much of Constantinople by fire. 798 – London nearly ...

  6. 100-year-old 'time capsule' revealed following destruction of ...

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    On Tuesday, the church hosted a groundbreaking ceremony that revealed a 100-year-old metal box, containing various items that were revealed near the end of the event. The church caught on fire on ...

  7. List of building or structure fires - Wikipedia

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    February 12 – Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29. February 16 – Elderly home for Catholic church fire in Yokohama, Japan, killed 100. April 28 – Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. May 11 – Cinema fire in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20. [55]

  8. Remember when West Ice and Storage burned down? These ... - AOL

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    From 'the night the churches burned' in 1908 to the West Ice and Cold Storage fire in 1989, these Fond du Lac landmarks are lost to historical blazes. ... One of the city's most famous fires ...

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