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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...
27 wrz 2023 · The Great Fire of Chicago started on October 8, 1871, at around 9 o’clock in the evening until the morning of the 10th. The two-day legendary fire was estimated to have killed 300 people and left 100,000 homeless, cost around $200 million in damages, and destroyed a 3.3-square mile part of the city.
The most famous fire in American history is the Chicago fire of 1871. It is also called the Great Chicago Fire. It began on the evening of October 8, 1871, and burned until the morning of October 10.
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.
Guide map of Chicago, October 11th, 1871. Description: America Transformed: By 1870, Chicago's population approached 300,000, making it the nation's fifth largest city. This guide map, published just after the Great Chicago Fire, superimposes the burned area over the gridded street pattern.
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Free upper elementary resources for Fire Prevention Week! Teaching kids about the great Chicago fire is a super way to integrate fire safety and prevention lessons into the social studies curriculum!
