No one really knows what started the fire. There are lots of legends about how it got started. The most popular one is Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over the lantern and got on the hay. Mrs. O'Leary claims that she had no lantern in the barn that night.
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
The Chicago Fire started on October 8, 1871.
It began on Sunday, 8 October 1871.
The origin of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 remains unknown.
The Great Chicago Fire was October 8th to 10th, 1871.
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
The Chicago Fire started on October 8, 1871.
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
The Chicago History Museum is a great place to start.
It stated at the O'Leary's barn.
It began on Sunday, 8 October 1871.
The water turned it off. ((GREAT CHICAGO FIRE))
No. The Great Chicago Fire caused the need for the city to rebuild.
It came from the great Chicago fire of 1871
The Water Tower building did not burn during the Great Chicago Fire.
There was three weeks of dry weather. Conditions were right for any little spark to start a fire. Any lit cigarette, or unattended fire could have been the cause of the Chicago Fire.
The Great Chicago Fire occurred in October of 1871.