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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWT_the-sisters-of-mercy-historical_Chicago-IL.html
On this site, Sept. 23, 1846, the
Sisters of Mercy
who provided Chicago with its first hospital, began their charitable, educational and civic services to this city
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWQ_fairbanks-morse-company-building-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Fairbanks Morse & Company
Building
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Interior
Built 1906
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWL_hotel-somerset-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Hotel Somerset
Built 1889
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWK_paul-muni-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Paul Muni, "the man with a thousand faces," was one of Hollywood's finest character actors. Yet he performed in more than 300 Yiddish-speaking roles before uttering a single word in English on Broadway.
Born Muni Weisenfreund, the son…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWI_333-north-michigan-building-historical_Chicago-IL.html
This outstanding Art Deco-style skyscraper helps define one of the city's finest urban spaces. Its prominence is further heightened by the jog in Michigan Avenue, where it crosses the Chicago River. The base of the building is sheathed in polished…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVU_crane-company-building-historical_Chicago-IL.html
This Property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVR_louis-jolliet-pere-jacques-marquette-historical_Chicago-IL.html
In Honor of Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette
The First White Men to Pass Through the Chicago River
September 1673
This Tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Under the auspices of the Chicago Historica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVQ_catherine-and-jean-baptiste-point-du-sable-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Considered the founders of Chicago, Catherine (1756 - 1809) and Jean Baptiste (1745 - 1818) Point du Sable established a fur trading post on this site in the 1770s or early 1780s, approximately a half century before Chicago was incorporated. This …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VRG_jane-addams-hull-house-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Jane Addams' Hull House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the Un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQF_harold-washington-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Harold Washington was elected Chicago's first African American Mayor on April 21 1983 He brought together a coalition of Chicagoans that spanned economic, social and racial lines.
Of his legacy, he said: I hope someday to be remembered by histo…