Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Settles in future Chicago
Date Range
1750 – 1818
Title
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Settles in future Chicago
What occurred
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was the first non-native settler of Chicago. Du Sable set up a successful fur trading post which involved interaction between settlers and the indigenous Potawatomi tribe who hunted beaver. Du Sable built his home at the mouth of the Chicago river.
Location
Chicago
Image Citation
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago (1884)
Student name(s)
Max Levenson
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