The Chicago River

Chicago 1500-1830

The Chicago River

Potawatomi Lake and River

Mark Hauser Education Manager

Chicago 1500-1830 Potawatomi Lake and River Prairie Birds and Butterflies Clean Water and Fish Forest Bison, Deer, and Coyote

Chicago 1500-1830 Potawatomi Lake and River Prairie Birds and Butterflies Clean Water and Fish Forest Bison, Deer, and Coyote Rabbit, Raccoon, and Woodchuck Beaver, Otter, and Muskrat Squash and Corn Canoe

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Chicago 1830-1880 People

Chicago 1830-1880 People Industry Commerce City Fuel Farms and Livestock Union Stockyards Harbor and Ships Illinois and Michigan Canal Roads and Buildings

Chicago 1830-1880 People Industry Commerce City Fuel Farms and Livestock

Chicago 1880-1940 Sewage Sickness Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (1900) River Reversed

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Chicago 1880-1940 Sewage Sickness Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (1900) River Reversed gg and Busier City y Bigger No More Nature? Forest Preserves Dunes Forests and Prairies

Chicago 1940-2013 Big City Barges Canoes Beaver Visiting g the River Walking and Birding Quiet Listening Cleaning-up Trash

Chicago 1940-2013 Big City Barges Canoes

Chicago 1940-2013 Big City Barges Canoes Beaver Visiting g the River Walking and Birding Quiet Listening Cleaning-up Trash Planting Plants A Beautiful Place

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