History of Chicago
In September 1673, there were seven Frenchmen here, but only for a day–Louis Jolliet, Father Jacques Marquette and five canoemen–first white men known to have been at the site of …
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Chicago: The heart of a great arterial system
Chicago is the heart of a great arterial system of steel rails, concrete roads, waterways, and airways, radiating in all directions. No railroad line passes through the city. Freight trains …
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Chicago: Vibrant, noisy, every inch alive
Chicago (598 alt., 9,785,747 pop.), vibrant, noisy, every inch alive, is the youngest of the world’s great cities, and has the optimism, the exuberant and often rather self-assertive pride of youth. …
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