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The Great Chicago Fire

Subject Area:

Social Studies

Address/URL:

http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro/

Description:

Want to read and view images of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871? This site offers a history of Chicago before, during, and after the Great Conflagration.

How You Can Use This Source:

• Read about Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
• View sketches of Chicago in flames.
• Learn how Chicago fared in the years following the blaze.

Go to the The Great Chicago Fire.

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