Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 163: "Mrs. O'Leary's Fire Hydrant"
This is the bonus show for Episode 163! (Fire Hydrants)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the single individual (and cow) blamed for it, and their astonishing later-in-life ownership of a private fire hydrant.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Mansion of Woman Falsely Blamed for 1871 Great Chicago Fire Is Up for Sale (Smithsonian SmartNews)
The Great Chicago Fire: October 8-10, 1871 (Fishwrap -- The Official Blog Of Newspapers.com)
What (or Who) Caused the Great Chicago Fire? (Smithsonian Magazine)
Great Chicago Fire of 1871: Topics in Chronicling America (Library Of Congress)
Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Cattle
Chicago Stories: The Great Chicago Fire: "The Water Tower Survived. We Will Survive." (WTTW PBS Channel 11 Chicago) -- this is one source for an interesting element of Chicago's 1871 infrastructure. A stone water tower survived the fire and stands to this day as a major city landmark. But during the fire its pumps failed and it did not function.
Chicago Fire Stories Part III: Catherine O'Leary (Glessner House Chicago)
9 things everyone should know about Maui’s wildfire disaster (Vox.com)
Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? (The Guardian)
Google Maps listing for 726 W. Garfield Blvd, Chicago IL 60609
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