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The Great Fire

The Great Fire

The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history.  Overnight, the flourishing city of Chicago was turned into a smoldering wasteland.  The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.
	There had been little rain that year, and various other fires occurred.  More than 600 fires occurred in 1870, and 27 in the first week of October alone.  Most of theses fires originated in barns because of the highly flammable hay located there.  Lanterns would be knocked over, and flames would catch the hay causing fire to break out.
	The evening of October 8, 1871 was unusually warm.  There had been a strong wind coming off the prairie all day.  Chicago had also been going through a drought that made grasses, wood, and everything else in the city extremely dry.  These conditions were just right for a fire.  Little did people know, that the wind and drought were going to help destroy their magnificent city.
	Moreover, Chicago in 1871 was a city ready to burn.  The city boasted having 59,500 buildings, many of them-- such as the courthouse and the tribune

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