City on Fire: Chicago 1871

Tragedy struck Chicago with the Great Fire of 1871, which leveled nearly three-and-a-half square miles of the city over three days. But its residents persevered, and Chicago ended the nineteenth century as one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the world. Discover how this key event made the city what it is today and why its recovery was not experienced equally by everyone in this virtual presentation by Julius L. Jones, Assistant Curator at the Chicago History Museum.

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