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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.
4 mar 2010 · The Chicago Fire of 1871, also called the Great Chicago Fire, burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, and destroyed thousands of buildings, killed an estimated 300 people and caused an...
This guide map, published just after the Great Chicago Fire, superimposes the burned area over the gridded street pattern. The fire started southwest of the city center and burned over 2,000 acres, noted by the shaded red area.
6 gru 2021 · 1869 map of Chicago, altered to show the area destroyed by the fire (location of O’Leary’s barn indicated by red dot). The ruins of Trinity Church. Exterior walls remain standing on “Drake’s Block” at the corner of Wabash Avenue and Washington Street.
17 lut 2009 · English: Map of Chicago, showing the burned area after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
8 paź 2015 · It's the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871—the historic blaze that ravaged parts of the city and, decades later, became a symbol of Chicago's tenacity and rebirth.
4 mar 2021 · The Great Chicago Fire killed around 300 people. Thankfully, in the morning of October 10, 1871, rain started to aid firefighters in extinguishing the fire. The Great Chicago Fire spread around 3.3 miles.
