Current Street

S Merrimac Ave

6234W | from 5100 to 6299

? - present

Named for the ship that battled the Union Monitor. Word from Indian language for Sturgon on swift water. Also name of Ojibway Chief who signed treaty in 1805. Name meant Catfish.

Location

Predecessors

62nd Ct (retired)

Data Issues

unconfirmed
no start date

create an account to edit

Similarly named streets

N Merrimac Ave

Aligned Streets

Garden St (→ Merrimac Ave)
N Merrimac Ave
N Monon Ave

Source Notes

CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

«Merrimac Ave., 6234W 1600 to 7200N 5250 to 6258S. Named for the ship that battled the Union Monitor. Word from Indian language for Sturgon on swift water. Also name of Ojibway Chief who signed treaty in 1805. Name meant Catfish. Garden St., 62nd Ct.»

Edit History

2023-03-08 | tew | removed predecessor Garden St (GARDEN_03)
2022-02-25 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Merrimac Ave., 6234W 1600 to 7200N 5250 to 6258S. Named for the ship that battled the Union Monitor. Word from Indian language for Sturgon on swift water. Also name of Ojibway Chief who signed treaty in 1805. Name meant Catfish. Garden St., 62nd Ct.»'], 'tags': [['civil war']]}
import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document