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S Clark St

100W | from 1 to 2199

c.1834 - present

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.

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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.»

Edit History

  • 2022-04-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1834, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [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.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
  • 2022-04-03 | tew | removed predecessor Green Bay Rd (GREENBAY_04)
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document