Time Travel to...

The year is 1871, and Chicago is a booming city. One night, a cow owned by Mrs. O'Leary kicks over an oil lantern accidentally left in the barn, and starts a fire that will last for days and would become the demise of the city. It was to be known as The Great Chicago Fire. How would you survive?

Discovery Zone #7 Meetings:

September 18 at 4:00pm, Aboite Branch Library

November 13 at 3:30pm, Monroeville Branch Library

January 14 at 4:00pm, Little Turtle Branch Library

February 5 at 4:00pm, Tecumseh Branch Library

March 3 at 3:30pm, New Haven Branch Library

April 6 at 4:00pm, Pontiac Branch Library

Cool Sites about the Great Chicago Fire:

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871-- National Geographic Kids

The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory

The Cause of the Great Chicago Fire

Created by Deb Noggle for the Allen County Public Library, June, 2004. Updated: June 17, 2004.