related books.Even though Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable…
… was the first settler in the area and the founder of Chicago (only recognized as such in 1968), the area didn’t really start attracting new settlers and developing until the construction of Fort Dearborn in 1803. Named after President Jefferson’s Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn and built by US Federal Troops. the fort stood on what is today the intersection of Michigan Ave and Wacker Dr.
Posted on March 13th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts
