Great Chicago Fire (1871)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Chicago_Fire_(1871)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:central_Chicago
gptkbp:cause	unknown
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Fire_Prevention_Week
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1871-10-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Chicago Fire (1871)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Chicago_Tribune gptkb:Harper's_Weekly
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Chicago_Fire_Academy gptkb:Pillar_of_Fire_monument
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Joseph_Medill gptkb:Catherine_O'Leary gptkb:Roswell_B._Mason gptkb:William_Bross gptkb:Patrick_O'Leary
gptkbp:peopleHomeless	over 100,000
gptkbp:popularLegend	Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the fire
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Great_Michigan_Fire gptkb:Peshtigo_Fire gptkb:Port_Huron_Fire
gptkbp:result	urban planning reforms improved fire safety codes major rebuilding of Chicago
gptkbp:significance	one of the largest U.S. urban fires spurred modern firefighting techniques transformed Chicago's architecture
gptkbp:startDate	1871-10-08
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed	over 17,000
gptkbp:victim	approximately 300
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:South_Branch_Chicago_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5