Jolliet & Marquette Michigan Avenue Bridge marker - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 53.324 W 087° 37.462
16T E 448201 N 4637611
Bronze bas-relief plaque located on the east railing of the Michigan Avenue bridge. The central portion pictures an Indian guide, the two explorers, and five voyageurs within their canoe.
Waymark Code: WM9B43
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Views: 9
Inscribed text reads:
"In honor of Louis Jolliet & Pere Jacques Marquette. The first white men to pass through the Chicago River - September 1673. This tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of 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 Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society
Dedication Date: 1925
Location: east railing of the Michigan Avenue bridge
Website: [Web Link]
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