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2. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable [n 1]; before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois. Recognized as the city's founder, [7] the site where he settled near the ...
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Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.
1780s: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable establishes Chicago's first permanent settlement near the mouth of the Chicago River. 1795: Six square miles (16 km 2) of land at the mouth of the Chicago River are reserved by the Treaty of Greenville for use by the United States.
Before the war, 15 private homes exist in Chicago; after war is declared and Fort Dearborn is taken by the British, only four will remain. 1818. December 3: Illinois becomes the 21st state in the ...
Here’s a look at who founded Chicago, Illinois’ distinctive architecture, music, sports, and more: Innovative Architecture: Chicago is known as the home of the world’s first skyscraper (the 10-story Home Insurance Building, built in 1885) and one of the world’s tallest—our very own Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower.
Click on the links below to access scans of some of the sheet maps of Chicago from the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s that are held at the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection. During these three decades, Chicago grew from a small city of 109,000 into a large one with a population of more than 1,000,000. It is often said that no city of the ...
1780s. Overview. The creation of the U.S. Constitution over the summer of 1787 and its subsequent ratification during the following year was a revolution equal in magnitude to the contest for American independence declared against Great Britain in 1776. Americans tend to remember July 4 (Independence Day) over September 17 (Constitution Day ...
