When:
October 8, 2023 all-day
2023-10-08T00:00:00-06:00
2023-10-09T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://www.greatchicagofire.org/
Oct 8, 1871. Great fire of Chicago began, according to legend, when Mrs OLearys cow kicked over the lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. The fire leveled 3 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings and leaving 98,500 people homeless and about 250 people dead. Financially, the loss was $ 200 million.
