Beginnings Chicago
traditional potawatomi regalia on display @ field museum of natural history.
the name chicago derived french rendering of miami-illinois word shikaakwa, known botanists allium tricoccum. first known reference site of current city of chicago checagou robert de lasalle around 1679 in memoir. henri joutel, in journal of 1688, noted wild garlic, called chicagoua , grew abundantly in area. according diary of late september 1687:
when arrived @ said place called chicagou which, according able learn of it, has taken name because of quantity of garlic grows in forests in region.
in mid-18th century, area inhabited native american tribe known potawatomi, had taken place of miami , sauk , fox peoples. first known non-indigenous permanent settler in chicago jean baptiste point du sable. du sable of african , french descent , arrived in 1780s. commonly known founder of chicago .
in 1795, following northwest indian war, area part of chicago turned on united states military post native tribes in accordance treaty of greenville. in 1803, united states army built fort dearborn, destroyed in 1812 in battle of fort dearborn , later rebuilt. ottawa, ojibwe, , potawatomi tribes had ceded additional land united states in 1816 treaty of st. louis. potawatomi forcibly removed land after treaty of chicago in 1833.
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