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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 Historical Markers
From October 8-10, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire swept through 3.3 square miles of the city, killing about 300 people, destroying an estimated 17,000 structures, and leaving more than 100,000 people homeless. While the breadth of destruction was massive, the Fire also proved to be a pivotal moment in the history of Chicago, which rapidly rebuilt (with stricter building codes) and saw its population grow from less than 300,000 in 1870 to more than a million by 1890 and more than 3 million in 1930. This marker series is about, or reference, the Chicago Fire of 1871.
By Sean Flynn, November 4, 2023
Andersonville Marker (front)
1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — Andersonville —  |
| 2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Back of the Yards — Union Stock Yard Chicago Est. 1865 — |
| 3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Canaryville — People of Canaryville Reported damaged |
| 4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Cook County Cemetery at Dunning 1854 — |
| 5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Unidentified Victims of the 1871 Chicago Fire — |
| 6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Catholic Cemetery Hidden Truths — |
| 7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — John Wellborn Root Chicago Tribute — |
| 8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Greater Grand Crossing — Relic of the Chicago Fire — |
| 9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Jackson Park — |
| 10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Lorado Taft Sculptor (1860-1936) Chicago Tribute — |
| 11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Into the Cubs Archives — |
| 12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Resilient Chicago es Resistente — |
| 13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Zhegagoynak — |
| 14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Couch Tomb Hidden Truths — |
| 15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Fremont Row Houses Chicago Landmark District — |
| 16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Fremont Row Houses Chicago Landmark District — |
| 17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lincoln Park Transitions Hidden Truths The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now Reported missing |
| 18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mid-North Chicago Landmark District — |
| 19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mid-North Chicago Landmark District — |
| 20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mid-North Chicago Landmark District — |
| 21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Policeman Bellinger's Cottage — |
| 22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Maxwell Street Evolution of a Neighborhood — |
| 23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — State Street Chicago Cultural Walk — |
| 24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Magnificent Mile — Chicago's Architectural Landmarks Reported missing |
| 25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — Cyrus Hall McCormick Inventor and Businessman (1809-1884) Chicago Tribute — |
| 26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — 6 — Early Businesses in Old Town (#6) — |
| 27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — Old Town Architecture Reflects Neighborhood History (#10) — |
| 28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — 11 — Old Town's Early Settlers (#11) — |
| 29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — 5 — The Benjamin Franklin School (#5) — |
| 30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — WheelerKohn House Otis L. Wheelock, architect 1870 — |
| 31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Irving Park — John and Phebe Gray — |
| 32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town — Old Town Triangle Chicago Landmark District — |
| 33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town Triangle — Old Town Triangle Chicago Landmark District — |
| 34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town Triangle — Old Town Triangle Chicago Landmark District — |
| 35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — McCormick Double House Chicago Landmark — |
| 36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Site of the First Rush Medical College — |
| 37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Rush & Division — Hotel St. Benedict Flats James J. Egan, architect 1882-83 — |
| 38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Rush & Division — Mahlon D. Ogden Residence — |
| 39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Loop — 1936 South Michigan: Second Presbyterian Church — |
| 40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Loop — Beginnings 1812-1871 — |
| 41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Catherine and Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable Fur traders and farmers Chicago Tribute — |
| 42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — The Water Tower & Great Chicago Fire Near North Area Map — |
| 43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Potter Palmer — |
| 44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Regeneration — |
| 45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Site of the Origin of the Chicago Fire of 1871 Chicago Landmark — |
| 46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — State Street Chicago Cultural Walk — |
| 47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — State Street Chicago Cultural Walk — |
| 48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — The Great Chicago Fire 1871 — |
| 49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — The World's Columbian Exposition — |
| 50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Third Church Building On This Corner — |
| 51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Washington Block Frederick and Edward Baumann architects 1873-74 — |
| 52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Loop — Holden Block Stephen Vaughn Shipman, architect; 1872 Chicago Landmark — |
| 53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Loop — St. Patrick's Church — |
| 54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Wrigleyville — 1876-1915 — |
| 55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park — Longfellow Mosaics Stories of our Neighborhood — |
| 56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Skokie — Historic Engine House — |
| 57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Tinley Park — The Carl Vogt Building 6811 Hickory Street National Register of Historic Places: 1988 — |
| 58 ► Illinois, DuPage County, Warrenville, St. James Farm — William Deering and Company Factory Doorway — |
| 59 ► Illinois, DuPage County, Wheaton — Original DuPage County Courthouse Grand Illinois Trail Illinois Prairie Path — |
| 60 ► Illinois, Lake County, Long Grove — Fred Sauer Residence 1873 — |
| 61 ► Illinois, McHenry County, Barrington Hills — David Haeger School and Cemetery — |
| 62 ► Illinois, McLean County, Bloomington — Bloomington Fire Department Dedicated to Our Community, Our Profession, and Each Other. — |
| 63 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Prairie du Rocher — Lee- Brickey Mansion Destroyed — |
| 64 ► Illinois, Will County, Joliet — Men of Steel — |
| 65 ► Illinois, Will County, Joliet — The Old Joliet Prison — |
| 66 ► Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend, Northeast South Bend — Howard Park — |
| 67 ► Michigan, Delta County, Escanaba, Wells Township — L63 — Escanaba River The Legend / The Lumbermen — |
| 68 ► Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Lowertown — The Function of Form Lowertown Heritage Preservation District — |
| 69 ► Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — Ericsson House — |
| 70 ► Ohio, Erie County, Berlin Heights, Berlin Township — Sandstone Quarries Adventure Walkway — |
| 71 ► Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Muncy — Muncy's Post Office — |
| 72 ► Wisconsin, Walworth County, Lake Geneva — Historic Lake Geneva — |
| 73 ► Ontario, Toronto, Downtown Yonge East — Layers of Change College of Pharmacy — |