... tale, and why the Peshtigo fire receives just small mentions if any in history books, and by people throughout the nation. The Chicago Fire that is known by many people across the nation as a horrific tragedy grabbed more people's attention due to two reasons, one that Chicago was and still is today a bigger and more popular city, and two, it was the famous legend of ... Fire. The fire in Chicago that may or may not have been started by Mrs. O'Leary's ornery cow grabbed every headline in America. Both of the cities before the fires were pretty much the same in every way. You had your hard...

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