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Showing posts with label Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

July 7, 1889 -- Chicago River ... It Stinks

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July 7, 1889 --  A Chicago Daily Tribune article provides a graphic description of the condition of the Chicago River, which it descr...
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Friday, November 29, 2019

November 29, 1895 -- Lake-Front Park Expansion Kicks Off

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chicagotribune.com November 29, 1895 – A gang of 80 Italian laborers begins work at 7:30 a.m., digging the foundations...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

November 16, 1892 -- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Moves Forward

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November 16, 1892 –  With 29 miles of the land for the proposed Sanitary and Ship Canal channel from the Chicago River to within a mile...
Monday, October 21, 2019

October 21, 1950 -- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ... Bad Neighbor?

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middlerivermarine.com October 21, 1950 – A Chicago Daily Tribune reporter reports on a trip he took on the previous day in an effort ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

February 27, 1933 -- Chicago Tribune Boat Traverses Illinois Waterway

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patch.com patch.com February 27, 1933 – The Sea King , a small boat owned by the Chicago Daily Tribune , takes the first passen...
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