Showing posts with label 1863. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1863. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2019

November 3, 1863 -- Rush Street Bridge Tender Breaks Bridge in Half

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November 3, 1863 –  While the regular bridge tender at Rush Street is away “peddling copperhead tickets in the Sixteenth Ward,” his repla...
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Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12, 1863 -- Bridgeport Gets Sympathy from Tribune Editorial

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drioihjournal.blogspot.com August 12, 1863 – Two years before the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company opens the Union Stockyards on 3...
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Saturday, July 20, 2019

July 20, 1863 -- Palmisano Park, the Early Days

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jbartholomewphoto July 20, 1863 – The Chicago Daily Tribune reports of a gruesome accident at the lime quarry of Stearns and Company, ...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

February 16, 1863 -- Chicago Tribune Decries Lakefront Burial Site

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hidden truths,northwester.edu February 16, 1863 – An editorial in the Chicago Tribune laments the conditions at Camp Douglas, an area...
Sunday, December 30, 2018

December 30, 1950 -- Chicago Fire Statistics for 1863

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encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org December 30, 1863– The Chicago Tribune publishes a set of statistics that illustrate the extent to whi...
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Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 1863 -- McCormick Theological Seminary Dedication

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June 30,1863 – The cornerstone of the Theological Seminary at the corner of Halsted Street and Fullerton Avenue, takes place in a cer...
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Monday, June 11, 2018

June 11, 1863 -- First Brick Building in Chicago Successfully Moved

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June 11, 1863 – The Chicago Tribune reports that Mr. John McAuley has successfully moved the first brick building...