Transcript The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

JOURNEY
THROUGH
CHICAGO’S FLAG
by DAT, PRUT & JOSH
CONTENT
• Symbolism
• History
• Future
• Stripes
SYMBOLISM
- 3 white  The North, West & South
- 2 blue:
Top  Lake Michigan & The North Branch of Chicago River
Bottom  The South Branch of Chicago River & Great Canal
• Stars
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1st  Fort Dearborn
2nd  The Great Fire of 1871
3rd  The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
4th  The Century of Progress Exposition (1933-1934)
FORT DEARBORN
• Built in 1803, to protect the settlers against attacks
by Native American
• In 1812, it was destroyed in war with Great Britain
• In 1816, it was rebuilt
• In present, part of the fort outline is marked by
plaques & a line embedded in the sidewalk & road
near the Michigan Avenue Bridge and Wacker Drive.
FORT DEARBORN, 1803
FORT DEARBORN, 2008
HENRY DEARBORN
THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871
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On Oct. 8th, 1871
How the fire began is unknown to this day.
Started in a barn owned by the O’Leary family
The rumor  O’Leary’s cow started fire by kicking over a
lantern in the barn
• The firefighters were sent to the wrong neighborhood.
• Blaze spread quickly,
- at least 300 pp  dead,
- 100,000 pp  homeless,
- $200,000 million worth of property  destroyed
• By morning of Oct. 10, 1871 the fire died out, after 4 days the
city was rebuilt.
THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871
THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION OF 1893
JACKSON PARK
THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION OF 1893
TICKET
THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS
FERRIS WHEEL
THE CENTURY OF PROGRESS
EXPOSITION (1933-1934)
• World’s Fair, to celebrate Chicago's 100th anniversary
• Opened on May 27, 1933
• The theme of the fair was technological innovation.
• Located at the shore of Lake Michigan, between 12th and
39th streets.
• It was popular enough to get 39,000,000 visitors in 2 years.
THE OFFICIAL POSTER
MAP OF A CENTURY OF
PROGRESS EXPOSITION
FUTURE OF CHICAGO’S FLAG
• The current proposal is put forward by a city
committee to get the 2016 Olympic Games.
• A fifth star may be added to the flag.