Template:Did you know nominations/Chicago Fire of 1874

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The result was: promoted by Fuebaey (talk) 22:31, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Chicago Fire of 1874

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A map of downtown Chicago in 1874, highlighting the area destroyed by the fire.

  • ... that the Chicago Fire of 1874 (pictured) led the nation's fire insurers to declare Chicago's businesses uninsurable?

Created by Jwrosenzweig (talk). Self nominated at 18:15, 27 October 2014 (UTC).

  • This article is new enough and long enough. I have struck the first hook because I don't think it is exactly made out in the article (no "declaration" is mentioned). The other two hooks have inline citations and are acceptable and I prefer ALT2. The image is in the public domain but is rather obscure at thumbnail size. The article is neutral and my spotchecks did not bring up any close paraphrasing issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:20, 3 December 2014 (UTC)