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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] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
The Great Fires of 1871 were a series of conflagrations that took place throughout the final days of September and first weeks of October 1871 in the United States, primarily occurring in the Midwestern United States. These fires include the Great Chicago Fire, Peshtigo Fire, and Great Michigan Fire. In total, the fires burnt more than ...
1871: October 8 – 10, the Great Chicago Fire. [5] [8] 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
On this day in history, Oct. 8, 1871, a terrible fire broke out on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, killing 300 people and leaving a third of the city's population homeless.
Buildings throughout Chicago claim to have “survived” the 1871 fire, which destroyed just about everything, including edifices that were so-called fireproof, in a three-mile swath of the city.
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
1663 – Great Fire of Nagasaki destroys the port of Nagasaki in Japan. [6] Great Fire of London, 1666. 1666 – Great Fire of London of 1666, which originated in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane and destroyed much of London. 1675 – Great Fire of Northampton, England. The blaze was caused by sparks from an open fire in St. Mary's Street near ...
The flames tore through three square miles over three days in October 1871, killing about 300 people and leaving another 100,000 homeless.