Guide map of Chicago, October 11th, 1871

America Transformed: By 1870, Chicago's population approached 300,000, making it the nation's fifth largest city. This guide map, published just after the Great Chicago Fire, superimposes the burned area over the gridded street pattern. The fire started southwest of the city c...

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map
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normalized
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1871
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English
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06_01_011323
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Boston Public Library
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United States
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Illinois
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Cook
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Chicago
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Buffalo, N.Y
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Clay, Cosack & Co.
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