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The Chicago Calamity

Nice newspaper map and article reporting the events of the Chicago Fire, dated October 13, 1871.

The Great Chicago Fire lasted from October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. 

The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of the city center. A long period of hot, dry, windy conditions, and the wooden construction prevalent in the city led to a conflagration. The fire leapt the south branch of the Chicago River and destroyed much of central Chicago and then leapt the main branch of the river, consuming the near north side.

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Some soiling and general wear.