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The spring of 1815 brought peace to Michigan Territory. But peace spelled destitution. No longer supplied by the English, bands of hungry Indians swooped down on farmhouses of French settlers, …
Americanization of Michigan and Wisconsin Read More
Among the many colorful episodes that marked the westward sweep of civilization across the American continent, one of the most dramatic and significant was the exploration and settlement of the …
The Ohio Country “Beautiful River” Read More
Times were indeed lush at the tip of the lake. Typical of the almost Hollywoodian order of things in that period was the case of the bankrupt backwoods tailor who …
Chicago’s History 1800s Read More
Social life was a melange of the “humbug and frippery of an eastern city” and backwoods crudities, of New England ideals of education and religion, and frontier ribaldry. Churches were …
Chicago History 1800s Read More
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 …
History of Chicago Read More