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When the French explorers and traders came to the area in the 17th century,
they saw an abundance of wild leeks growing in the forests and on the bank
of a small river. They translated the local Native American name of those
wild garlic as "chicagoua". The small river is now the Chicago River that
traverses the City of Chicago.
The City of Chicago and its suburbs now constitute the Chicagoland metropolitan area.
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| | | History | | History: History of Chicago" Chicago has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history. Since the 1850s Chicago has been one of the dominant metropolises in the Midwestern United States, and has been the largest city in the Midwest since the 1880 census. The area's recorded history begins with the arrival of French explorers, missionaries and fur traders in the late 17th century and their interaction with the local Pottawatomie Native Americans." -- From Wikipedia Last update: 04/26/20 |
| | | | History: More on Chicago HistoryHere are more Chicago history articles for you who are interested:
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| | | | History: Chicago Metropolitan Area" The Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland, is the metropolitan area that includes the city of Chicago, covering 14 counties in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. With an estimated CSA population of roughly 10 million people and an MSA population of 9.5 million people, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States." -- From Wikipedia Last update: 04/26/20 |
| | | | History: More on Chicagoland"Col. Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune for most of the first half of the twentieth century, usually gets credit for putting "Chicagoland" into common parlance.
-- Encyclopedia of Chicago
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| | | | History: History of Chicagoland CountiesThe counties in the Chicago Metropolitan Area have their own history:
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