(The Newberry -- map6F G4104.C6:2C5 1858 .U5)
This map, created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, illustrates how the precise location of the young city’s coastline fluctuated wildly north of the mouth of the Chicago River between the years 1834 and 1858. Over time, silt deposits formed a sandbar that made that portion of the waterway difficult to navigate. The city countered with a set of piers meant to protect the harbor. Businesses — including a blacksmith and a “Store House" — took advantage of the new land and set up shop just north of the pier.
For more on this map, check out WBEZ's story on this history of the changing Chicago coastline:
http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/question-answered-how-has-chicago%E2%80%99s-coastline-changed-over-decades-104328
(The Newberry -- map6F G4104.C6:2C5 1858 .U5)
This map, created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, illustrates how the precise location of the young city’s coastline fluctuated wildly north of the mouth of the Chicago River between the years 1834 and 1858. Over time, silt deposits formed a sandbar that made that portion of the waterway difficult to navigate. The city countered with a set of piers meant to protect the harbor. Businesses — including a blacksmith and a “Store House" — took advantage of the new land and set up shop just north of the pier.
For more on this map, check out WBEZ's story on this history of the changing Chicago coastline:
http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/question-answered-how-has-chicago%E2%80%99s-coastline-changed-over-decades-104328
(The Newberry -- map6F G4104.C6:2C5 1858 .U5)
This map, created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, illustrates how the precise location of the young city’s coastline fluctuated wildly north of the mouth of the Chicago River between the years 1834 and 1858. Over time, silt deposits formed a sandbar that made that portion of the waterway difficult to navigate. The city countered with a set of piers meant to protect the harbor. Businesses — including a blacksmith and a “Store House" — took advantage of the new land and set up shop just north of the pier.
For more on this map, check out WBEZ's story on this history of the changing Chicago coastline:
http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/question-answered-how-has-chicago%E2%80%99s-coastline-changed-over-decades-104328