Where Were The Fire Extinguishers Chicago 1871 August 15
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Mrs O’Leary’s cow has a lot to answer for. She is anecdotally credited with starting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Although the devices had been invented
as far back as 200 B. C., there weren’t enough fire extinguishers Chicago to
keep what started out as a small flareup in a barn from wiping out the entire
city. Granted the earliest fire extinguishers were nothing more than bucket
chains invented in Rome, which would have been ineffective once the blaze really
kicked off. It burned for two days until rain helped to put it out.
The City of Chicago, Illinois
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and Indiana. After New York, New York
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midwestern states.
Founded in 1837, the city continued to expand until it was nearly completely wiped out in the Great Fire of 1871. The city has been immortalized in numerous
films
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o’Hare International Airport, 20 miles northwest of the city center, is separated from the main metropolitan area by an area of green belt known as
Catherine Chevalier Woods. Interstate 90 connects the airport to the main city.
Nearly half of the airport’s passengers are carried on a single national
airline. Owned by the city itself
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The iconic Chicago Water Tower was one of a small number of structures to survive the 1871 catastrophe. It was constructed in 1869 from yellow limestone
from the Joliet formation. Oscar Wilde, British playwright, commented that it
looked like someone had glued pepper boxes all over it. The Water Tower’s
castle-like architecture
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The city is a haven for architecture enthusiasts. One of the best ways to enjoy the variety of building types is by a cruise on the river sponsored by the
Chicago Architecture Foundation. One can’t help but wonder as one gazes at the
skyline just how many fire extinguishers Chicago are contained there. Half a
million, perhaps.
This was not the first city to experience a scorching sea of flames. London in 1666 experienced a similar event, in which devices called squirts were used
in an effort to extinguish the conflagration. Squirts functioned somewhat
similar to a bicycle pump. First
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toward the inferno and the plunger pushed down to eject the water.
With its position on Lake Michigan, breathtaking architecture, fabulous shopping opportunities and things to see, this is a great place to live or
visit. Rest assured that the city has learned its lesson and there are enough
fire extinguishers Chicago to keep the city safe.
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