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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.
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 about 8:30 p.m. October 8 and burned for...
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. The Newberry Library reminds us about this day in...
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.
8 paź 2015 · The fire burned for nearly two days from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, killing hundreds and destroying a little over 3 square miles of the city, mostly centered in the city's downtown business district.
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.
8 paź 2021 · Both the Clinton St. Blue Line and the Roosevelt Green/Red/Orange Line stops are easy walking distance (just a few blocks) from Quinn Fire Academy. To save your legs for the hike, board a westbound Roosevelt bus (#12) at Roosevelt CTA station and disembark at Jefferson (about 4 blocks/half a mile).
