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1871 Great Chicago Fire Industrial Antique Artifact In The Form Of Remnant Of Melted Material Repurposed As A Decorative Paperweight. The significance of this artifact is that it shows the style of the 1800's and shows how they used paper for everything instead of computers.

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Mrs O'leary's house was in the fire. Her barn burnt down because a cow kicked over the lantern. It's strange that everything else burns down but not her house.

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Fused China Tea Cups
seldom found original documented cluster of fused china teacups from the 1871 great chicago fire. the intact relic with original label (taper was added much later) was likely made available by "merchants" who collected and sold artifacts and objects to tourists and curiosity seekers within the "burnt district." (this is not my own writing)

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One of the stars on the flag

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This is insane! The fact that it is still intact and preserved is remarkable. I can only imagine the brave soul that wore this on their head when going to fight the fire.

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Chicago's pumping station

This was a significant piece that still was standing after the Chicago Fire because the fire got really close to there but finally was controlled by rain and that it had nothing to burn any more. This was the "road block" to the fire

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Tribune Building remains after the Great Chicago Fire 

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The Chicago Tribune Company have completed their arrangements and have commenced a building especially adapted to the necessities of their business. The Tribune building was located on the Dearborn and Madison streets. The building was valued at $225,000 and was highly thought of as an architectural accomplishment. The paper was published here till the Great Fire of 1871.

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This was once a metal gutter sprout in the shape of a head. There were many, but this one stayed mostly intact even though it looks terrifying.

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St. Micheal's Church. The church was damaged in the fire, only it's limestone walls remaining but they were able to rebuild it and the church still stands today.

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A pot found in the rubble of the fire

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This object sat atop the city's first courthouse. That courthouse had a bell that rang for hours to alert people of the fire. Part of the building collapsed and this object fell from the roof. After the fire it was found in the rubble, and to this day it sits in front of the Lincoln park zoo.

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Chicago Water Tower

During the fire, the roof caught fire and collapsed into the pumps, destroying them, along with any hope that there would be enough water to stop the spread of the fire. But the structure itself survived.

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This doll was carried by the donor, a young Elizabeth Richardson as her family fled their north side home at Schiller Street.This doll represents some of the cherished personal Objects saved by Chicagoan's as they fled to safety during the Great Fire of 1871. Now at the Chicago History Museum.