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1. interactive.wttw.com › chicago-river-tour › howHow Chicago Reversed Its River: An Animated History

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   In a herculean effort to save the city from the ravages of typhoid, cholera, and other waterborne illnesses, engineer Sylvester Chesbrough suggested Chicago reverse the direction of its river away from the lake and toward the Mississippi River.

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     The Chicago River Tour with Geoffrey Baer was produced in...

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     The story of the Chicago River is at turns hapless and...

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     The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed more than 17,000...

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     The largest source of fecal coliform in the Chicago River is...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chicago_RiverChicago River - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) [1] that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). [2]

3. chicagostudies.uchicago.edu › sidesThe "Sides" of Chicago | Chicago Studies - University of Chicago

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   Aug 27, 2020 · In 1830, a surveyor named James Thompson created the first plat of Chicago, in which Chicago was divided into three "sides" -- the North Side, West Side, and South Side -- by the natural boundaries created by the Chicago River.

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4. blockclubchicago.org › 2024/09/04 › another-boatAnother Boat Left Abandoned And Sinking On The Chicago River ...

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   2 days ago · A powerboat has sunken into the Chicago River under the Western Avenue bridge in Avondale, as seen on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. WEST LAKEVIEW — An apparently abandoned boat that was tied up to the bank on the North Branch of the Chicago River sank after weeks of idly floating. The boat — named Toy Box — was ...

5. www.nationalgeographic.com › travel › articleThe Chicago River was a toxic wasteland. Now it's an urban oasis.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · June 12, 2024. Chicagoans have long avoided the Chicago River—a waterway once so heavily polluted that its stench could make people sick. Since French explorers first charted it in 1673, the...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Canada–UnitedList of Canada–United States border crossings - Wikipedia

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   This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the Canada–United States border. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an article about that crossing.

7. niche-canada.org › 2021/06/03 › the-chicago-river-aThe Chicago River: A Transnational Matrix of Place – NiCHE

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   Jun 3, 2021 · In this post, we’ll discuss some of the themes we explored in a recently published chapter. We examine three infrastructural networks that intersect at the Chicago River: the Chicago Diversion, Enbridge’s Lakehead pipeline system, and the electric fish barrier system.

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   What is the south side of Chicago?

   • Originally, the South Side of Chicago included all the land south of the Chicago River and its branches, but over the years, it has generally been agreed upon that the Loop, which is south of the river, should be excluded from any “side" and treated as a district unto itself.

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   What is the north side of Chicago?

   • (Keep reading to learn about "East Side" too!) Communities north and east of the Chicago River are generally considered the North Side of Chicago. The North Side is home to the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and other tourist attractions.

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   Where does the Chicago River go?

   • From there, the water flows down the canal through the southwest side of Chicago and southwestern suburbs and, in time, into the Des Plaines River between Crest Hill on the west and Lockport on the east, just north of the border between Crest Hill and Joliet, Illinois, eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico .

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   Is the east side of the Chicago River underwater?

   • A quick glance at a map will tell you that the "East Side" of the Chicago River is...well, mostly underwater! Lake Michigan is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume, and one of the world's largest bodies of fresh water.

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