The Origins of Chicago

<p>Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. It's the windy city, the railroad capital, and home of countless film and tv hits.</p><br><p>But when was it founded? Who were the first people living and working on this land? And when did Chicago <em>become</em> Chicago.</p><br><p>Don is joined by Ann Durkin Keating, Professor of History at North Central College. Her book on this subject is ‘Rising Up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago’.</p><br><p>Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>;. </p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p>

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