By analyzing the timeline of the Chicago Fire ... reshaping urban planning and architecture in Chicago. Clearly, the Chicago Fire of 1871 had profound effects on its victims, forever altering ...

Fall 1871: Chicago is a tinderbox ... in this interactive timeline and map. 1. Before the fire The Sunday morning sun rises on four city blocks destroyed by a fire that had burned through the ...

October 8: The Great Fire starts at 9 o'clock Sunday night and burns until early Tuesday morning, October 10th. The history of Chicago and the life stories of 19th century Chicagoans will ...