Great chicago fire

The Great Chicago Fire begins, a fire that would burn through the early morning hours of October 10. The fire injured 30 of the city’s 185 firefighters, claimed the lives of hundreds of people, le…

Back in 1871, The Great Chicago Fire killed an estimated 200 to 300 people, destroyed more than three square miles of the city, and left 100,000 people homeless.

Today, October 8th, 2021, marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The three-day blaze, which killed an estimated 300 people and destroyed over 17,000 structures, is said to have been a catalyst in the history of modern design, sparking, as a direct result of the...

In October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire nearly wiped out one of America's leading cities. But what happened after the Great Chicago Fire? In the wake of a ...

On a hot and dry October night in 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn, starting a blaze that rose up from her modest Near Southwest Side home, leapt the Chicago Riv…

Every year we see homes destroyed and people killed as a result of major wildfires. After TEOTWAWKI fires will increase due to lack of the fire service.

1893 Chicago World's Fair Souvenirs

Your ancestors may have been affected by the October 8, 1871 great Chicago fire.