#Chicago River

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Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable was born in Saint-Domingue, Haiti (French colony) during the Haitian Revolution. At some point he settled in the part of North America that is now known as the city of Chicago and was described in historical documents as "a handsome negro" He married a Native American woman, Kitiwaha, and they had two children. In 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, he was arrested by the British on suspicion of being an American Patriot sympathizer. In the early 1780s he worked for the British lieutenant-governor of Michilimackinac on an estate at what is now the city of St. Clair, Michigan north of Detroit. In the late 1700's, Jean-Baptiste was the first person to establish an extensive and prosperous trading settlement in what would become the city of Chicago. Historic documents confirm that his property was right at the mouth of the Chicago River. Many people, however, believe that John Kinzie (a white trader) and his family were the first to settle in the area that is now known as Chicago, and it is true that the Kinzie family were Chicago's first "permanent" European settlers. But the truth is that the Kinzie family purchased their property from a French trader who had purchased it from Jean-Baptiste. He died in August 1818, and because he was a Black man, many people tried to white wash the story of Chicago's founding. But in 1912, after the Great Migration, a plaque commemorating Jean-Baptiste appeared in downtown Chicago on the site of his former home. Later in 1913, a white historian named Dr. Milo Milton Quaife also recognized Jean-Baptiste as the founder of Chicago. And as the years went by, more and more Black notables such as Carter G. Woodson and Langston Hughes began to include Jean-Baptiste in their writings as "the brownskin pioneer who founded the Windy City." In 2009, a bronze bust of Jean-Baptiste was designed and placed in Pioneer Square in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile. There is also a popular museum in Chicago named after him called the DuSable Museum of African American History.

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[northameicanblog]

Rubber Ducks Racing, Chicago River, United States: More than 75,000 rubber ducks took a splash into the Chicago River. The Ducky Derby raises money for Special Olympics Illinois, with rubber ducks racing along the river... Rubber duck races, also known as derby duck races, have been used as a method of fundraising for organizations worldwide. People donate money to the organization by sponsoring a duck. At the end of the fundraising drive, all of the ducks are dumped into a waterway, with the first to float past the finish line winning a prize for its sponsor. Wikipedia

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Chicago, Illinois. 🏙️

[istandonsnowpiles]

Columbus Drive

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Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, October 1989

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Watch Dogs (2014)

“Everything is connected. Connection is power.”

[urbanchicagoan]

The south branch of the Chicago River (10/6/2024)

[humanoidhistory]

Marina City and the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1970.

(Chicago History Museum)

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HEAVY FOG IN CHICAGO

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[rustbeltjessie]

Inside Union Station, Outside by the River

(October 5 // Chicago, IL)

[urbs-in-horto]

Chicago River, photos by TKEK

[whitefireprincess]

Chicago, IL ☘ | Darshan

[corruptedgem]

for the last few months I’ve been working on a series combining character illustrations with photos I’ve taken during my walks along the Chicago River: “a long walk by the river.” there are 38 illustrations in total! I’ll have these for SPX, and then in my online store after the show! (:

[youngncrazed]

Keep Havin A Good Day!!!

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Winter scene, Forest Glen Woods, Chicago, January 6, 2024