Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent settler of what would become Chicago, Illinois, United States and is recognized as the city's founder. The site where he settled near th
There are no known portraits of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable made during his lifetime. This depiction is taken from History of Chicago (1884).
The DuSable Museum in Washington Park
Lake Shore Drive
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Lake Shore Drive is a semi-limited access expressway that runs alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan and its adjacent parkland and beaches in Chicago, Illinois. Except for the portion north of Fost
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
…in developing the Chicago River settlement was barely recognized until the mid-20th century. In Chicago, a school, museum, harbor, park, bridge, and road have been named in du Sable's honor. There are no records of Point du Sable's life before the 1770s. Though it is known from sources during his life…
View of Lake Shore Drive taken from the Rubloff building, near the Lake Michigan shoreline
The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side
The Outer Drive Bridge from Lake Michigan.
The double-decker Link Bridge across the Chicago River