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Episodes tagged "Chicago": 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. The Great Chicago Fire
    date October 8, 1871 to October 10, 1871map COOK, Illinoistags fire, Chicago

    In order for fire to die, there needs to be water, and usually, lots of it. Chicago in 1871 had a serious lack of water and a desperate need for it. It was hot and dry and Chicago was in the midst of a draught; the worst weather for a fire to occur. Early autumn was no different from the previous summer; the hot air still lingered and small fires often started. The draught was so bad that between July...

  2. Industrial competition between Chicago and Pittsburg
    date 1915map Cook, Illinoistags Pittsburg, Chicago, Steel and Iron Industry, Economy

    Internal competition in a country can be a strong force for development and improvements in some industries.  This “American versus American” phenomenon appeared in many industries in the US. In the early twentieth century, the United States was still developing. At that time, many industries were still in their early stage  -- the car industry and aviation industry, for example. Because these...

  3. Chicago Fire
    date October 8, 1871 to October 10, 1871map COOK, Illinoistags destruction, fire, Chicago, Illinois, 1871

      On the evening of October 8 1871, a small bright spark quickly engulfed Chicago’s entire West Division. Elias Colbert an editor for the Chicago Tribune newspaper recounts the progress the fire made while peering through his telescope from the rooftop of the TribuneBuilding. Colbert attempts to gather statistical facts on the losses generated by the great conflagration in his article titled, The...

  4. An English traveler visits America
    date October, 1864map COOK, Illinoistags Chicago, Immigrants, Industry

    Chicago, during the 1860’s, was an up-and-coming commercial city filled with buzz, people, industry and trade. Steamships and large boats rolled down rivers, canals, and out into and in from the mighty Lake Michigan. Streets were filled with the hustle and bustle of shoppers and market traders. John Francis Campbell, who visited Chicago from England in 1864, likened the city to a major European city...