O ver the span of just a few days in October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city, claiming the lives of more than 300 people and leaving over 100,000 residents homeless.The fire ...

Fall 1871: Chicago is a tinderbox ... interested to pick up large cinders about our house... We learned of the great fire that had occurred the night before... It was a wonder that these huge ...

Old St. Patrick’s Church is one of a handful of buildings said to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 1. The ...