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17 lut 2009 · English: Map of Chicago, showing the burned area after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
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]
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The Great Chicago Fire. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago on October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
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.
The Burnt District. All that burned, and the few exceptions. Map Showing the Burnt District in Chicago, 3rd Edition; R. P. Studley Company, 1871 (ichi-02870) Mr. Robinson Assesses the Damage; Hand-Annotated 1870 Rufus Blanchard Map of Chicago and Environs (ichi-64071) Chicago Waterworks after the Fire; from a Stereograph, 1871 (ichi-13918)
This is an 1871 Gaylord Watson city plan or map of Chicago, Illinois, highlighting the area burned by the Great Chicago Fire. Dark red emphasizes the over three square miles burned by the fire and a nota bene below the bottom border reinforces this fact.
