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The Fire
Rebuilding
Affects of The Fire
Theories about the fire
Miscellaneous facts
100
How long did the fire last?
What is one day.
100
What changed about firefighting?
What is Fireman got better equipment and more workers.
100
How many buildings were lost in the fire?
What is 17,500 buildings lost.
100
What is the most famous theory of how the fire started?
What is the cow kicked the lantern.
100
What helped to move the fire quickly?
What is strong winds.
200
Where did the fire start?
What is most likely in the O'leary barn.
200
How much money would it be today to rebuild?
What is $200 million.
200
What fraction of the population was left homeless?
What is on-third of the population.
200
What natural cause could have started the fire?
What is a meteor shower.
200
How much was donated to rebuild the city?
What is $five million dollars.
300
When did the fire start?
What is October 8th, 1871.
300
Who helped to rebuild the city?
What is Schook & Bigford opened the first company downtown.
300
How many people died?
What is 300 people.
300
What neighbor of the O'learys' could have caused the fire?
Who was Dennis Regan.
300
What were most buildings made of prior to the fire?
What is wood.
400
How did the fire get out of control?
What is the firefighters were sent to the wrong neighborhood.
400
What was the most famous building saved from the fire?
What is the Water Tower.
400
How large was the area burned?
What is four miles long and one mile wide.
400
Who did not want to be blamed for the fire?
Who was Daniel Sullivan.
400
What did the Mayor sign?
What is a proclamation set prices of bread, limited bar hours, and banned smoking.
500
What helped to put the fire out?
What is rain.
500
What building material was used to rebuild?
What is clay bricks.
500
What district was completely destroyed?
What is the business district.
500
Where teenagers a possible cause of the fire?
What is some boys snuck into the barn to smoke.
500
Where did the rubble of the fire go?
What is Lake Michigan to form new neighborhoods.