Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Wood bowling alley flooring from the Jefferson Ice Company's single lane bowling alley - Al Capone’s Weekend Retreat. All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal. Blank Tube Size Descriptions: Pen Blanks are 3/4" sq The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city including over 17,000 structures, 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 the 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. The fire is claimed to have started at about 8:30 p.m. on October 8, in or arou