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This 3 page paper examines one web site devoted to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Social groups affected by the fire are the focus of this essay. No additional sources cited.
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the fire and to explain what those effects were. First, an overview of the Great Chicago Fire is in order. It was on October 8, 1871 that the fire broke
out ("History Files," 2007). It started behind the dwelling of Catherine OLeary ("History Files," 2007). This fire quickly got out of control and that is obvious. Some might speculate that
this was a poor neighborhood that did not have firefighter resources or something of that order. However, what happened was human error. The firefighters had been exhausted from fighting another
fire and simply ended up in the wrong neighborhood, at least at first ("History Files," 2007). By the time they got to the right place, the fire had burned out
of control ("History Files," 2007). The neighborhood might provide some characteristics to lead one to discern what type of people lived in the region. It was a neighborhood comprised of
"wooden houses, commercial and industrial buildings, and private mansions" ("History Files," 2007). It seems to be a mix of types of dwellings. A picture shows refugees running through Potters Field
and toward Lincoln Park. Potters Field is where the poor are buried and so, at least that part of town might not have been very well off. At the same
time, it seems that there was a lot of money in the area. After all, there had been private mansions, which were burned to the ground. Interestingly, after the fire
was over, people tried to get money out of the safes they found ("History Files," 2007). Everyone was affected as most of the people had lost what they owned. This
was before a time when everyone was insured. One place that was leveled was the Bigelow House that was scheduled to open on October 9th, just one day after the
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