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Fort Dearborn

American  

noun

  1. a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.


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But the Fort Dearborn panel, with its depiction of the Potawatomi, likely wouldn’t.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

One panel depicting the Battle of Fort Dearborn shows U.S.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

John Kinzie ran a saloon and moonlighted as a silversmith in the early 1800s, when Chicago was nothing more than Fort Dearborn and a few pioneers.

From Chicago Tribune • Jan. 6, 2014

Already constructed are the Administration and Travel & Transportation Buildings and a replica of Fort Dearborn.

From Time Magazine Archive

Describes the attack on Fort Dearborn in 1812.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton

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