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Before The Fire
Sunday Oct 8, 1871 before The Great Chicago Fire there were two other fires that were unknown of there cause. -
Night
The Fire started by Catherine O´Learyś cow when the cow kicked over a lantern and a fire started in the hay. -
Start Of The Fire
Sunday Oct 8, 1871 -
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The Great Chicago Fire
Sunday Oct 8, 1871 to Tuesday Oct 10, 1871. -
3:00 P.M. Mass Meeting
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The O´Leary Legend
Late one night, when we were all in bed,
Mrs. O'Leary lit a lantern in the shed.
Her cow kicked it over,
Then winked her eye and said,
"There'll be a hot time in the
old town tonight!" -
Morning
Fire Fighters were late to the fire because of the commander giving the Fire Fighters the wrong address they got there late and the fire got worse -
Afternoon
The Fire was big and the Fire Fighters worked on saving Civilians from burning buildings. -
Night
The fire was uncontrollable by now and the flame had burned half the city. -
After The Fire
Tuesday Oct 10, 1871 was the day the fire was put out, it took two full days of work to put out the big fire. The fire killed 300 people, and destroyed 3.3 Square Miles (9 KM2), and left 100,000 residents homeless. -
End Of The Fire
Tuesday Oct 10, 1871. -
1880 Rebuilding
After The Fire They Started To Rebuild Everything And It was All Done In 1880. -
Morning
The Firefighters got enough help from rain and Chicago river to put out the fire but the fire burned almost the whole city,. -
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Start Of Reconstructing 10-11-1871 To 1880
The Start was Oct 11, 1871 and ended around the 1880´s. -
Rebuilding Started 10-11-1871
Rebuilding started on Oct 11, 1871. -
End Of Reconstucting Around The 1880´s
Around the 1880´s they finished rebuilding and where finished making Chicago.
