Fort Dearborn
noun
a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.
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Its herd of cattle even surpassed that at Fort Dearborn itself, and was a matter of no small pride to the Pottawatomie villagers.
The Sun Maid | Evelyn Raymond“It is a good omen,” said one of the women at Fort Dearborn, as she looked out over the shining water.
The Sun Maid | Evelyn RaymondBut we return from our short digression to the little party in Fort Dearborn.
Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago | Major John RichardsonFort Dearborn—or Chicago—at that date had but one house, a fur-trading post.
Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier | Frank H. SeveranceAnd then she remembered too, what had happened to Helene twenty years ago at Fort Dearborn.
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