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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...
Chicago, 1871. After a dry summer, a fire began on 8 October 1871 west of the Chicago River. Aided by strong winds, the fire ravaged the commercial district. When it finally succumbed to rain after thirty-six hours, a third of the city was homeless.
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.
This map was created by a user. Learn how to create your own. A look at the blaze's progression across the city and the seven buildings that survived its fiery wrath. The fire started at...
8 paź 2015 · On this day in 1871, a fire that started in a barn quickly spread through Chicago and burned 3.5 square miles of the city to the ground.
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.
