La Salle & Tonti Michigan Avenue Bridge marker - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 53.324 W 087° 37.462
16T E 448201 N 4637611
Bronze bas-relief plaque located on the west railing of the Michigan Avenue bridge. The central portion pictures two Indian guides, an Indian woman with child, the two explorers, and three voyageurs portaging their canoe.
Waymark Code: WM9BBK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Inscribed text reads:
"In Honor of Réné-Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle & Henri de Tonti - Who passed through this river on their way to the Mississippi - December 1681 - This tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society - 1925."

This is one of two bronze bas-relief plaques placed by this organization located on either railing of the walkways of the Michigan Avenue bridge, honoring European explorers who passed this way in the late 1600s. Things around here certainly have changed a lot since then!

Photography can be difficult due to narrow walkway and heavy foot and car traffic.
County: Cook

Historical Society: Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society

Dedication Date: 1925

Location: west railing of the Michigan Avenue bridge

Website: [Web Link]

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