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What happened in 1874 in Chicago?
A huge fire destroyed most of the city of Chicago.
What was damage in the Great Chicago Fire?
Four square miles of Chicago was destroyed.
What happened to the people and the land when the Chicago fire destroyed the city?
The heart of chicago was destroyed by fire. The fire destroyed almost four square miles of the city but it was rebuilt within a short time span
What city in Illinois was nearly destroyed in1871?
That would be Chicago in the Great Chicago Fire.
How much of Chicago did the Chicago fire destroie?
The Great Chicago fire was one of the U.S.A's largest disasters. It killed hundreds, and destroyed about four square miles of Chicago.
How much land did the people loose in the Great Chicago Fire?
Four square miles of Chicago were destroyed in the fire.
What 1871 event allowed Chicago to become a world famous center for architecture?
The Great Chicago Fire destroyed four square miles of Chicago.
How much of Chicago did the Great Chicago Fire destroy?
The Great Chicago fire was one of the U.S.A's largest disasters. It killed hundreds, and destroyed about four square miles of Chicago.
How many building were burnt in the Chicago fire?
It destroyed 17,500 buildings.
In 1871 which famous United States city was almost completely destroyed by a fire?
Chicago Illinois
What American outpost was Chicago built on?
The city of Chicago, Illinois was built on the area where Fort Dearborn once stood. The American outpost was destroyed in the Battle of Fort Dearborn during the War of 1812.
What are facts about the great Chicago fire?
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagaration that burned Sunday October 10, 1871. It killed hundreds and destroyed about four square mile in Chicago,Illinois. On the Municipal Flag of the Chicago, the second star commemorates the fire. People proclaimed that a cow that started the fire. But that isn't totally true.It began on Sunday, 8 October 1871.It destroyed about 4 square miles of the city.It began at or near 137 DeKoven Street.It was not started by Catherine O'Leary's cow.The Chicago Water Tower survived the blaze.It destroyed 17,500 building.It left 100,000 people homeless.Between 200 and 300 people were killed and 125 bodies were recovered.The Chicago Fire Academy is now located where the fire began.Within six weeks, 212 new brick and stone structures were under construction.
