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The Loop, a Chicago Neighborhood Visit from Chicago Traveler
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The Loop, a Chicago Neighborhood Visit from Chicago Traveler. The Loop, a Chicago Neighborhood Guide. Zahra Ink - Chicago Writing Services. History of the Loop. Although many believe the term "The Loop" comes from the elevated "L" trains that do indeed form a loop around the downtown area, the name actually comes from the route of a streetcar that served Chicago in 1882. Chicago's "Loop" is the city's official downtown area. In 1900 the Masonic Temple was the most famous building in Chicago; it stood 21 ...
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Wicker Park / Bucktown - A Chicago Neighborhood Guide
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Wicker Park / Bucktown - A Chicago Neighborhood Guide. The History of Wicker Park and Bucktown. Wicker Park Art Fest Chicago. The Wicker Park/Bucktown area became part of Chicago in 1837. Since then, it has undergone major changes to become the popular, lively neighborhood it is today. In 1870, brothers Charles G. Wicker. And Joel H. Wicker. The city created a lake in the center of the park and added landscaping; this 4-acre park is called Wicker Park. And gives the neighborhood its name. As recently as ...
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Historic Native Americans of Illinois
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Historic Native Americans of Illinois. By Audrey L. Muschler. The Pottawatomi were the most powerful tribe at the foot of Lake Michigan from near the close of the 17th Century until they were forced across the Mississippi River in 1835, never to return in numbers. The French were the first...
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Geography and Glaciers
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Chicago's geography resulted from the action of large glaciers during. The Ice Age which. The Chicago region is a flat plain that was the bottom of the ancestral Lake Chicago. The highest point within the city limits is in the Beverly. Neighborhood. This ridge was called Blue Island. Lake ...
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Potawatomi 1766-1836
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. The Potawatomi name means "those who keep/tend the hearth-fire," which refers to the hearth of the Council of Three Fires. Fashion at the Field Museum in Chicago. The Potawatomi are mentioned in French records in the early 17th century where they lived in what is now southwestern Michigan.
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Chicago 1833 and 1837
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Chicago 1833 and 1837. Chicago was organized as a Town in 1833 and Incorporated as a city in 1837. And Midway International airports. Https:/ www. cityofchicago. It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In 1833. The. 1601 N Clark St.
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Black Hawk War 1832
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Black Hawk War 1832. The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in. Between the United States and. Leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks,. Known as the ". Into the U.S. state of. He led his band to a secure location in what is now southern Wisconsin. The US...
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Marquette & Joliet 1673
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Marquette and Joliet 1673. Ca 1681 map of Marquette. And Jolliet's 1673 expedition. Were the first Europeans to explore and map much of the. Plaque commemorating Jolliet in Chicago. May 18, 1673, Jolliet and Marquette departed from St. Ignace. With two canoes and five other voyageurs.
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Chicago - City of Big Shoulders: Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable 1788
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Chicago - City of Broad Shoulders. This course is about Chicag o,. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, corruption, arts, plans, neighborhoods, humor, achievements and the future of the City. Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable 1788. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745? Point du Sable was a fur trader with an official license from the British government. Du Sable managed a trading post in Indiana. Wobble Wobble Wobble, Were from DuSable. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. America's forem...