What'sa Chicago Indian Boundary Line-- Part 2

From Forgotten Chicago.

Rogers Avenue runs diagonal across Chicago, one of the few roads to do so in the carefully laid-out Chicago street grid. It follows an old Indian trail.

On August 24, 1816, the Treaty of St. Louis was signed which marked the boundary in Illinois between Indian and white territory from Lake Michigan to Ottawa, Illinois. Whites could settle south and east of it. The Ojibwa, Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian tribes signed it.

The 1833 Treaty of Chicago moved all Indians in Illinois west of the Mississippi River.

The Rogers Park area in northeast Chicago was named for Philip Rogers, an early settler. There is a historical plaque at the corner of Clark Street and Rogers Avenue. Clark Street is named for George Rogers Clark, a hero of the Revolutionary War and brother of William Clark (of the William and Clark Expedition) who was one of the signers of the 1816 Treaty of St. Louis, which opened Illinois to settlement.

So, now you're learning about Chicago streets and avenues.

More to Come. --RoadDog