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N Clark St

100W | from 1 to 7799

c.1830 - present

Named after George Rogers Clark. In the spring of 1848, Clark Street was numbered from South Water to Randolph.

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  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «Clark St., 100W 1 to 7600NW 1 to 2200S. Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chicago Ave., Green Bay Ave., Green Bay Rd.»

  • According to x, "In the spring of 1848, Clark Street was numbered from South Water to Randolph".

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  • 2022-04-23 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Named after George Rogers Clark. In the spring of 1848, Clark Street was numbered from South Water to Randolph.'], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Clark St., 100W 1 to 7600NW 1 to 2200S. Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chicago Ave., Green Bay Ave., Green Bay Rd.»\r\n* According to x, "In the spring of 1848, Clark Street was numbered from South Water to Randolph".'], 'tags': [['original street', 'CA1-Rogers Park', 'CA77-Edgewater', 'CA8-Near North Side', 'CA32-Loop', 'named after person', 'CA3-Uptown', 'CA6-Lake View', 'CA7-Lincoln Park']]}
  • 2022-04-03 | tew | {'tags': [['original street', 'named after person']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 8, 4)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'tags': [['named after person', 'original street']]}
  • import | tew | {'diagonal': [True], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Clark St., 100W 1 to 7600NW 1 to 2200S. Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chicago Ave., Green Bay Ave., Green Bay Rd.»']}
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document