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✧ Great Chicago Fire ✧

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago in October 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city (including more than 17,000 structures), and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. It began in a neig...

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Today is the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire breaking out in 1871. It burned until the 10th of October. I’m going to say I never believed the favorite patsy, Mrs. O’Leary’s cow (or Mrs. O’Leary herself), started the fire. What a crock of shite - she and the cow were guiltless. Read more about it at Wikipedia. The picture is the corner of State and Madison. My Granddad told stories of sitting on theses trollies bumper.

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#Fire can warm or it can destroy. What spectacular fires do you recall? #GreatChicagoFire #NotreDame

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