The Great Fire of 1871 may refer to any of three fires in the Midwestern United States that began on
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Great Fire of 1901 — The Great Fire of 1901 in Jacksonville, Florida was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the Southeast. It was similar in scale and destruction to the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.The fireOriginAround noon of… … Wikipedia
Great Fire of New York — The Great New York Fire destroyed the New York Stock Exchange and most of the buildings on the southeast tip of Manhattan around Wall Street on December 16 17, 1835.The fire began in the evening in a five story warehouse at 25 Merchant Street… … Wikipedia
Port Huron Fire of 1871 — The Port Huron Fire of Sunday October 8 1871 (one of a series of fires known collectively as the Great Fire of 1871 or the Great Michigan Fire) burned a number of cities including White Rock and Port Huron, and much of the countryside in the… … Wikipedia
Chicago fire of 1871 — ▪ American history also called Great Chicago Fire conflagration that began on Oct. 8, 1871, and burned until early October 10, devastating an expansive swath of the city of Chicago. Chicago s growth in the mid 19th century was… … Universalium
Great Chicago Fire — Artist s rendering of the fire, by John R. Chapin, originally printed in Harper s Weekly; the view faces northeast across the Randolph Street Bridge. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday … Wikipedia
1871 Great Chicago Fire — The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of … Wikipedia
Great Boston Fire of 1872 — The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston s largest urban fire and still one of the most costly fire related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse… … Wikipedia
Fire Prevention Week — The National Fire Prevention Week is observed in the United States and Canada, beginning on the first Sunday in October and ending the following Saturday, which is also designated Fire Service Recognition Day. In the United States, the observance … Wikipedia
fire engine — a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure. Also called fire truck. [1670 80] * * * also called Fire Truck, mobile (nowadays self… … Universalium
Great Seal of the United States — Reverse of the Seal … Wikipedia
