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How the Chicago Fire of 1874 and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 led to the formation of the Black Belt. ABOUT THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM. The Chicago History Museum is situated on ancestral homelands of the Potawatomi people, who cared for the land until forced out by non-Native settlers.
Jul 7, 2021 · The fire of 1874 destroyed more than 80% of Black-owned property in Chicago. But Black people persisted and built vital cultural traditions and institutions.
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Nov 14, 2022 · On the fateful evening of October 8, 1971, the Great Chicago Fire started and burned until the morning of October 10. While we are still unsure about the cause of the fire, we can certainly identify contributing factors. As well as unsafe construction, a lack of rainfall for months had left the city tinder-dry.
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Mar 17, 2003 · On July 14, 1874, at 4:29 P. M., a fire of supposed incendiary origin was started in the two-story frame building, No. 449 South Clark Streets, owned by Le Grand Odell, and occupied as a saloon by E. T. Cregier.
It describes McCormick reapers and other innovations by C.H. & L.J. McCormick. The author credits the McCormick Reaper-Works with helping to improve farm implements as well as bringing wealth and success to the city of Chicago. Transcript of "McCormick's Reaper-Works" Newspaper Article.
Mar 1, 2016 · A map produced by the state of Missouri shows that the 1874 infestation spread from the eastern slope of the Rockies into western Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri and from the Canadian Prairie provinces to central Texas, just north of Austin.
The Chicago Fire of 1874 was a conflagration in Chicago, Illinois, that took place on July 14, 1874. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned forty-seven acres just south of the Loop, destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people.
