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2 unusual facts about Fort Dearborn


General Survey Act

Of the federally appropriated funds for surveys roads and canals of national importance President James Monroe allocated one third of the sum to surveying a military highway connecting Detroit, Michigan with Fort Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois.

Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard

In Chicago, Hubbard became a leading figure in the fur trade and opened the first meat packing plant in Chicago as part of his work to supply Fort Dearborn with meat.



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Nathan Heald

On August 9, Heald received orders from General William Hull to evacuate the troops from Fort Dearborn, leaving behind all the supplies at the fort.