The Michigan–Wacker Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places District that includes parts of the Chicago Loop and Near North Side community areas in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Toward the north of DuSable Bridge on Michigan Avenue
DuSable Bridge and southern part of district
Fort Dearborn
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Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by U.S. troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor
Michigan–Wacker Historic District
…residence is a National Historic Landmark, and the Wrigley Building (410 North Michigan). Across the Michigan Avenue Bridge is the former site of Fort Dearborn, the US Army post established in 1803. To the west is the Heald Square Monument, a statue of George Washington and the financiers of the American…
1856 drawing showing Fort Dearborn as it appeared in 1831
Artist's rendering of a bird's-eye view of the original Fort Dearborn
The Kinzie Mansion. Fort Dearborn is in the background.
Fort Dearborn in 1850