On October 8, 1871, a cow belonging to Mrs Catherine O’Leary kicked a lantern into a pile of straw. The resulting fire consumed the O'Leary barn at 137 DeKoven Street, Chicago - and then most of the city, killing 300 people & making 100,000 homeless. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/chi...
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The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the 'Great Rebuilding'
Article on the 140th anniversary of the Chicago Fire focusing on city planning and the "Great Rebuilding."