Haïti D'abord - Meet Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, the founder of Chicago. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent non-indigenous settler of what would later become Chicago,
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Aldermen Clash In Heated Hearing Over Proposal To Rename Lake Shore Drive For Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
![The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : An In-Depth History of Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, Chicago's Founder. The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : An In-Depth History of Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, Chicago's Founder.](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_mXzViXXaDQ/YTBSL0zegZI/AAAAAAAAmzM/LwpOlPTurkA2wlLSFCn4rx3aBYZATIn_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s391/Jean%2BBaptiste%2BPoint%2Bdu%2BSable.jpg)
The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : An In-Depth History of Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, Chicago's Founder.
The Historic Daniel Boone Home - DuSable, Jean-Baptiste-Point (1745-1818) - Founder of Chicago Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable, a frontier trader, trapper and farmer is generally regarded as the first resident of what is now
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Should we rename Lake Shore Drive for Chicago founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable? - Streetsblog Chicago
![Rep.Kam Buckner ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ on X: "Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is known as the Founder of Chicago. This itty bitty hidden statue is our tribute to him. A big Rep.Kam Buckner ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ on X: "Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is known as the Founder of Chicago. This itty bitty hidden statue is our tribute to him. A big](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdsD_q3XYAA3iCW.jpg)