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Fort Dearborn Addition to Chicago, 1839
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The Secretary of War dedicated a section of land, from Fort Dearborn east of Michigan Avenue to the lake and south to Twelfth Street, to the city as "Public Ground forever to remain vacant of Buildings."

Creator: Asa Bradley
Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37336)

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