Blogs Posts on "Great Chicago Fire"

Eyewitness to the Great Fire: A Pack on my Back by Chicago History on Oct 8, 2009It was the great fire of 1871 that made me a country peddler. Oh, yes! I remember the fire very well. It was in October. We used to go to bed early, because the two roomers had to go to work very early. We were getting ready to go to bed, when we hea...

National Fire Prevention Week; Thank Chicago! by Chicago History on Oct 4, 2009Today marks the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week. The event commemorates the anniversary of two of the most devastating fires in United States history, the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire, and creates awareness of fire safety. Both...