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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles (9 km2) in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began helped develop Chicago as one of the most populous and economically important American cities.

On the flag of Chicago, the second star commemorates the fire. The exact cause was never determined. The popular account dreamed up by a reporter, attributing it to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary and her cow, survived his confession of fiction in 1893.

the O'Leary Property, the house in the front was rented out, and the one in the back was where the o'leary family lived. ironically thisis now where the chicago fire academy is located


The ruins of the Grand Pacific Hotel after the Great Fire of 1871.

source - wikipedia & google search

[Sharon]

That's just like the Great Fire Of London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London