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Passing of the Pottawatomies on Lake Street 100 Years Ago
The article recounts the August 1855 farewell dance of the Pottawatomie on Lake Street in Chicago as white observers described a sobering savage display. It links the event to treaty greed, the 1812 Fort Dearborn massacre, and names notable chiefs and warriors, including Makahta-penashe and Shabbona, noting the tribe’s expulsion westward and enduring legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson Verhead
Lake Street
Chicago
Chicago River
Council House
Fort Dearborn
Milo M. Quaife
Lake and
Market Streets
Mark Beaubien
Sauganneh
Supreme Court of
Ilnois
John D. Caton
Che Mokgnan
Hell
Gopstone Indian Council
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Misalesippi River
United States
Andreas
Quaife
Irving
Caton
Quaifer
Old Northwest
Pottawatomies
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lake Huron
Pontiac
North America
Great Britain
Makahta-penashe
Prd
Aerce
Dearbaga
Winamac
Spembalawba
Tim
Pesotum
William Wella
Topinabee
Wa-baun-see
Winamas
Winnemeg
Welig
Winamae
General Bull
Be@ld
Winamee
Ind Belt
Tomie
Makata-pake
Mveg
Metea
Big Foot
Lake Geneva
Wis
Bhabbona
Shabonee
Shabbons