![]() Visitors are allowed inside to see the spot, and to see antique fire engines as well. In any case, the site of the blaze’s first sparks is now at the Chicago Fire Academy, at the corner of DeKoven and Jefferson. O'Leary and all his family prove to have been in bed and asleep at the time.” ![]() Whether it originated from a spark blown from a chimney on that windy night, or was set on fire by human agency, we are unable to determine. “There is no proof that any person had been in the barn after nightfall that evening. But there was never any proof that she or her cow was to blame for kicking over a lantern.Īccording to the official report of an investigation conducted in 1871: We know for sure the site where the Great Fire began: Catherine O’Leary’s barn. But if you visit Chicago today, you’ll still be able to find glimpses of the Chicago my characters in Veiled in Smoke knew well. Within two years, the downtown area was completely reconstructed, and better than ever. After the Great Fire of 1871 destroyed Chicago’s business district and rendered 100,000 people homeless, the city lost no time in rebuilding. ![]()
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