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...
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The Battle of Fort Dearborn (sometimes called the Fort Dearborn Massacre) was an engagement between United States troops and Potawatomi Native Americans...
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1812 Fort Dearborn, a frontier era fort in present-day Chicago, Illinois Fort Dearborn (Mississippi), in Washington, Mississippi Fort Dearborn (New Hampshire)...
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controversy. Fort Dearborn in Illinois, Dearborn County in Indiana, and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor. Henry Dearborn was born February...
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The Fort Dearborn Hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located at 401 S. Lasalle St. in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The 17-story hotel...
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William Wells (soldier) (category Military personnel from Fort Wayne, Indiana)
surrounded Fort Dearborn (present-day Chicago) and demanded its surrender. Wells led a group of Miami from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to aid the evacuation of Fort Dearborn...
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Fort Dearborn, also known as Washington Cantonment, was a U.S. Army base in Mississippi Territory on the Natchez Trace in Adams County near the territorial...
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Odiorne Point State Park (redirect from Fort Dearborn (New Hampshire))
are the Seacoast Science Center and the remains of the World War II Fort Dearborn. The park offers opportunities for hiking, cycling, picnicking, fishing...
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Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb in Metro Detroit, bordering Detroit to the south and west, and...
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Alexander Robinson (chief) (section Fort Dearborn)
English and French, Robinson also helped evacuate survivors of the Fort Dearborn Massacre in 1812. In 1816, Robinson was a translator for native peoples...
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Treaty of Greenville (redirect from Treaty of Fort Greenville)
Fort Dearborn (now Downtown Chicago) on Lake Michigan. Other American lands within Indian Country included Fort Detroit, Ouiatenon, Fort Wayne, Fort Miami...
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Jean Baptiste Beaubien (section Fort Dearborn)
Fort Dearborn Massacre of August 15, 1812. Fellow trader John Kinzie, a friend of the fort's commander Nathan Heald, moved his family into the fort,...
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The Fort Dearborn Massacre Monument, also known as Potawatomi Rescue and Black Partidge Saving Mrs. Helm, is an 1893 bronze sculpture by Carl Rohl-Smith...
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Other coordinated attacks occurred at Fort Dearborn, Fort Harrison, Pigeon Roost, and Fort Madison. Fort Wayne was established in 1794 by United States...
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Sable, and the fair's organizers presented the 1803 construction of Fort Dearborn as the city's historical beginning. The campaign was successful, and...
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Fort Dearborn in Chicago during the Battle of Fort Dearborn. Heald was a captain stationed in Fort Wayne, Indiana, prior to his appointment at Fort Dearborn...
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the hoist outwards, the stars represent: Added in 1939: Commemorates Fort Dearborn, and its six points stand for political entities the Chicago region...
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in rebuilding a Fort Dixon replica are encouraged to contact the group for further information [2]. Fort Dearborn Fort Armstrong Fort Clark "Lincoln/Net"...
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1812 Kinzie murdered Jean La Lime, who worked as an interpreter at Fort Dearborn in Chicago. This was known as "the first murder in Chicago". During...
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brother Waubonsie both attempted to protect settlers during the Battle of Fort Dearborn after they were unsuccessful in preventing the attack. A memorial at...
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nearer to Lake Michigan after Fort Dearborn was completed. In April 1812, two of his tenants escaped to Fort Dearborn when visiting Winnebago proved...
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Michigan–Wacker Historic District. It stands on part of the former site of Fort Dearborn. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996. The...
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first fort was demolished about 1800. During the War of 1812, Fort Dearborn (present-day Chicago) was evacuated and its residents tried to reach Fort Wayne...
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Sides of the city, respectively. In 1803, the United States Army built Fort Dearborn in what is now the Loop; although earlier settlement was present, this...
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War of 1812 (section Siege of Fort McHenry)
the evacuation of Fort Dearborn (Chicago) to Fort Wayne, but Potawatomi warriors ambushed them and escorted them back to the fort where they were massacred...
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founder of Chicago. On the south bank of the river is the site of Fort Dearborn, an army fort, first established in 1803. Notable buildings surrounding this...
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Fort Armstrong Fort de Chartres Fort Dearborn Fort Johnson Fort Kaskaskia Fort Massac Fort Sheridan Fort Benjamin Harrison, open to the public Fort Patrick...
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Potawatomi (section Fort Wayne Potawatomi)
time of the War of 1812, a band of Potawatomi inhabited the area near Fort Dearborn, where Chicago developed. Led by the chiefs Blackbird and Nuscotomeg...
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though possibly as early as 1784. The small settlement was defended by Fort Dearborn after its completion in 1804, but was abandoned as part of the War of...
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John Whistler (category Military personnel from Fort Wayne, Indiana)
build the United States forts in Fort Wayne. He commanded in succession, Fort St. Mary's (1795 - ), Fort Wayne, and Fort Dearborn. He was promoted to Captain...
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