The Historian · Nora · Chicago
Chicago Fire Academy (Great Fire Origin)
The fire that made modern Chicago started on this exact lot, in the O'Learys' barn. They train firefighters here now, on purpose.
The site where the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 began — the O'Leary barn — now the city's firefighter training academy.
— Nora, The Historian
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