Investigates the cause of the Great Chicago Fire, formerly blamed on a cow thought to have kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O'Leary's barn. ... A New Look at the Cause of the Great Chicago Fire

THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE; "THE GREATEST DISASTER OUR CITY HAS EVER SEEN" ... According the legend, the Great Chicago Fire was started by a cow that belonged to an Irishwoman named Catherine O’Leary.

Welcome to Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory, a commemorative online exhibition created by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University.

The Great Chicago Fire ... The entire central business district of Chicago was leveled. The fire was one of the most spectacular events of the nineteenth century, and it is recognized as a major

The Great Chicago Fire ; October 9, 1871 ; If you woke up and your house was on fire, what would you take with you before getting out?

The Great Chicago Fire, presented in The National Center for Public Policy Research's Archive of Historical Documents ... The history of the great fire in Chicago, which rises to the dignity of a

Click here to see the Chicago Historical Society's website on the Great Chicago Fir ... When the fire was over, 300 people of the 300,000 in Chicago were killed, 100,000 were left homeless,

The Web Site The Great Chicago Fire and The Web of Memory explores the historic fire in ways that engender rich Language Arts activities. ... GREAT "CHICAGO FIRE" ACTIVITIES!

An excerpt from Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief: Chicagoans and the Great Fire, 1871-1874 by Carl Smith. ... An excerpt from; The Great Chicago Fire, the Haymarket Bomb, and the Model Town

The role of The Great Chicago Fire in the history of the United States of America. ... The Great Chicago Fire; ... 1866-1877)   The city of Chicago, after the great fire, August 1, 1874 The Great