La Salle & Tonti Michigan Avenue Bridge marker - Chicago, IL - Illinois Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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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