#Pioneer Square

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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 At some point he settled in the part of North America that is now known as the city of Chicago and was described in historical documents as "a handsome negro" He married a Native American woman, Kitiwaha, and they had two children.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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Street art, red metal sculpture, Pioneer Square, Seattle, 2024.

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he's on a train

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Sun and Raven

Seattle, Washington

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The founding of Seattle is usually dated from the arrival of the Denny Party on November 13, 1851, at Alki Point.

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Pioneer Square - Victoria, British Colombia

August 5th, 2024

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Seattle, Washington

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fade to blue - december 2019

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Pioneer Square in Seattle, 1977

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Rolling Through Pioneer Square by Richard Van Eck Via Flickr: Light rain in the heart of the winter. And the heart of the pandemic. Foot traffic is way down.

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Vintage Mall, Pioneer Square, Seattle, 2024.

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Chapter 16: Keep Roseland Weird! - Page 14

Chapter Synopsis:   Suzie gets to show a couple of familiar faces around the strange but   beautiful Roseland, all while the threat of the demon king looms around   the corner.  

Author Comment: This background took foreeeeevveerrrrr, I admit I had to do a rough trace of a photo but I tried to stylize it. This is Portland Pioneer Square during an event, that’s why the flower beds are there. It’s usually clear unless there are art pieces or performances or the like on display.

My  Magic Grandpa is a   paranormal fantasy adventure that takes place in the  90s, please check   it out and spread the word if you like it!

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Street art: Electrical Box, Pioneer Square area, Seattle, 2024.

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Josh loves Eager

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Pioneer Square

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