There was one in Chicago back in the early 1800s and it was a line separating Indian lands from those open to white settlement as per the 1816 Treaty of St. Louis. Today, Rogers Avenue and Forest Preserve Road follow it through Chicago.
Most people do not know this. I definitely had not ever heard of it either until I came across an article by Nina Metz "Return engagement for forgotten byway" in the April 16th Chicago Tribune.
Experimental filmmaker Thomas Comerford has made a 41-minute film "The Indian Boundary Line" which takes you through Chicago's northeasternmost neighborhood. He took the name from the early 19th century border between Indian and white lands, a boundary that last for 17 years until the Chicago Treaty of 1833 pushed the remaining Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River.
The street that came to occupy the space was called Indian Boundary Road until around 1900 when the name was changed to Rogers Avenue, named for an early Chicago landowner.
More to Come. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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