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How did the Great Chicago fire start?
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.
Who started the Chicago Fire?
No one really knows who started the fire,but i heard that mrs.ol'eary started it by lighting a lantern & a cow knocked it over.
Where did the Great Chicago fire start?
Near the O'Leary barn in the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street, but it was not started by a cow kicking over a lantern.
When was Chicago burned in a fire?
The Great Chicago Fire often blamed on a cow kicking over a lantern began on October 8, 1871.
What started the great fire of Chicago?
Legend insists that it was a cow that kicked over a lantern.
How did Chicago fire start?
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
How did the fire start in Chicago?
They say that a cow kicked a lantern in a barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary on 138 DeKoven Street on October 8, 1871 around 9:00 p.m.
How did the Chicago fire start?
They say that a cow kicked a lantern in a barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary on 138 DeKoven Street on October 8, 1871 around 9:00 p.m.
When did the great Chicago fire start?
The Chicago Fire started on October 8, 1871.
How did elizabeth blackwell's small house fire start?
a lantern fell over by a dog
Who lit Chicago on fire?
The origin of the 1871 Chicago Fire remains unknoown even today. The traditional answer is that Catherine O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern, but that was only a reporter's yarn that lacks credibility.
Was there ever a city in the United States set on fire by a cow?
The traditional account of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 says it was started by a cow owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary kicked over a lantern in a barn and started the fire.
