Chicago 1833 and 1837



Chicago was organized as a Town in 1833 and Incorporated as a city in 1837. Chicago was ideally situated to take advantage of the trading possibilities created by the nation’s westward expansion. The completion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal in 1848 created a water link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, but the canal was soon rendered obsolete by railroads. Today, 50 percent of U.S. rail freight continues to pass through Chicago, even as the city has become the nation’s busiest aviation center, thanks to O’Hare
and Midway International airports.

  1. City of Chicago :: Chicago History

    https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/about/history.html‎

    "It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them." - Mark Twain, 1883. Chicago ...

  2. History of Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chicago‎

    The history of Chicago, Illinois, has played an important role in the history of the United States. Americans founded the city in 1833. The Chicago area's recorded ...
    Flag - Historic overview - Timeline of major events - See also

  3. Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago‎

    Further information: History of Chicago and Origin of the name "Windy City". The name "Chicago" is derived from a French rendering of ...
    Chicago (disambiguation) - Climate of Chicago - Chicago metropolitan area - Crime
  		4. 1601 N Clark St
    Chicago
    (312) 642-4600

    Chicago History Museum

    www.chicagohs.org/


    Zagat: 25 / 30
     · 36 Google reviews
  		5. 740 E 56th Pl
    Chicago
    (773) 947-0600

    DuSable Museum of African American History

    www.dusablemuseum.org/


    Score: 25 / 30
     · 14 Google reviews
  		6. 11141 S Cottage Grove Ave
    Chicago
    (773) 785-8901

    Historic Pullman Foundation

    www.pullmanil.org/

    Google+ page
  		7. 1800 S Prairie Ave
    Chicago
    (312) 326-1480

    Glessner House Museum

    www.glessnerhouse.org/

    4 Google reviews
  		8. 1400 S Lake Shore Dr
    Chicago
    (312) 922-9410

    The Field Museum

    www.fieldmuseum.org/


    Zagat: 27 / 30
     · 132 Google reviews
  		9. 5757 S Woodlawn Ave
    Chicago
    (312) 994-4000

    Frederick C Robie House

    www.gowright.org/.../wright-robie-hou...


    Zagat: 26 / 30
     · 7 Google reviews
  		10. 800 S Halsted St
    Chicago
    (312) 413-5353

    Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

    www.uic.edu/jaddams/.../hull_house.ht...


    Score: 19 / 30
     · 11 Google reviews

  11. Chicago History - A View On Cities

    www.aviewoncities.com › ..‎

    Louis Jolliet, a Canadian explorer and the French-born Jesuit Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to discover the Chicago area in 1673 1673 - First ...

  12. Chicago History Museum | Chicago: Crossroads of America

    chicagohistory.org/planavisit/exhibitions/crossroads‎

    Our permanent exhibition Chicago: Crossroads of America has something for everybody. Explore the city's history through a series of galleries that highlight ...

  13. Chicago History Museum | Classroom Resources

    www.chicagohistory.org/education/resources‎

    The Chicago History Museum's classroom resources include curriculum for grades 3 ...Explore the city's rich and diverse history through ten award-winning ...

  14. Chicago — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts

    www.history.com/topics/chicago‎

    Explore the history of Chicago, Illinois, the largest city of the American Midwest. ... The most notorious gangster in American history, Al Capone ran Chicago's ...

  15. American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century - PBS

    www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/‎

    Chicago: City of the Century: Chicago rose from a swampy frontier town to become the quintessential American city.

  16. Chicago History | Newberry

    www.newberry.org › Research › Catalogs and Guides › Research Guides‎

    Chicago: A Chronological & Documentary History: 1784-1970. Dobbs ... The Newberry collections contain so many materials on the city of Chicago that keyword ...

  17. News for city of chicago history

    1. StoryCorps booth allows Chicagoans to make history into a microphone
      Chicago Tribune ‎- 16 hours ago
      Oral history has deep roots in Chicago. The city was the launchpad for "This American Life," the weekly public radio show that broadcasts true ...