Image: Chicago Fire Landmark

Description: Plaque for the Chicago Fire Landmark. Plaque transcribed below. Text Chicago Landmark Site of the Origin of the Chicago Fire of 1871 The great Chicago fire began October 8, 1871, in the O'Leary barn on DeKoven Street. Fanned by a strong wind, in a city largely built of wood structures, the blaze raged for nearly 30 hours. Flames spread as far north as Fullerton Avenue, before finally dying out in the early morning rain, Tuesday, October 10. Almost anything in the path of the fire had been destroyed. Designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971 by the City Council of Chicago. Richard J. Daley, Mayor Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmark
Title: Chicago Fire Landmark
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