The Wigwam, a grand structure, found its resting place on the Sauganash Hotel's old grounds. Owned by the Garrett Theological Seminary, it could squeeze 10 to 12,000 souls inside until 1869, when it decided to play a deadly game of matches. During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, another building called Wigwam offered shelter to the Chicago Board of Trade. The name 'Wigwam' was also applied to political campaigns, such as the 1860 Republican National Convention where Lincoln chose to sit out the scorching shindig. Post-convention, The Wigwam transformed into a bustling marketplace, until it reunited with the fiery hug that had first claimed it.
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