The Chicago History Journal

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The Chicago History Journal
An extensive blog dedicated to the history of Chicago. It includes thoughts, papers, anecdotes and hundreds of links to many history and literature sites related to the city.
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10/28 6:11 The Railroad Tycoon who Built Chicago: New Biography of William Butler Ogden
In a letter from Paris, dated 22 August 18
10/08 19:45 Eyewitness to the Great Fire: A Pack on my Back
It was the great fire
10/04 9:04 National Fire Prevention Week; Thank Chicago!
Today marks the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week. The event commemorates the
10/02 6:01 On Chicago: The First City Loan
Simpler times..."It was on August 10th, 1833, that Ch
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Recommendations

A great site about a great city. Any site that includes a quote from the Sage of Baltimore, H.L. Mencken, has to be a good one.
One of the most thorough and detailed blogs of its kind. Includes a mind-boggling array of outside links on many subjects, events, and personages of note related to Chicago. Highly recommended as, at a minimum, a starting point for any research into the Chicago area.