Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago of Fire of 1871
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Show Notes
On October 8, 1871, the city of Chicago was mired in a drought with only one inch of rain over the past three months. And it was in these dry, parched and windy conditions that a fire started. It would rage for two full days, killing more than 300 people, consuming 17,500 buildings and homes, and cause more than $220 million in damage. This is the story of the Great Chicago Fire.
Sources
The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory: https://greatchicagofire.org
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire
Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_in_Flames_by_Currier_%26_Ives,_1871_(cropped).jpg
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