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Aerial view of the North Branch of the Chicago River, from the south, with Goose Island, near center. Early settlers named the North Branch of the Chicago River the Guarie River, or Gary's River, after a trader who may have settled the west bank of the river a short distance north of Wolf Point, at what is now Fulton Street.
Wolf Point in July 2018 Map depicting Wolf Point (area owned by the Kennedy family in black, with approximate area of the historical Wolf Point settlement in red). Wolf Point is the location at the confluence of the North, South and Main Branches of the Chicago River in the present day Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side community areas of Chicago.
The Guaire River is a short river in Venezuela that flows through the nation's capital of Caracas. It is a tributary of the Tuy River and is 72 kilometers (45 miles) long in length. It rises in an area called Las Adjuntas in the Capital District of Venezuela at the confluence of the San Pedro and Macarao Rivers.
The Catalog House was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 17, 2000. [7] In later years, Montgomery Ward and Company added several warehouses and parking structures, followed by a 26-story office building in 1972, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the former World Trade Center towers in New York City. [4] [5]
McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area: History: Natural, social and cultural history of the Chicago River: Homepage: McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum: Des Plaines: Cook: Chicago area: Food: Recreation of the first McDonald's Restaurant: McHenry County Historical Society Museum: Union: McHenry: Northern ...
It was dedicated in 1989, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, perhaps best known for its major achievement in reversing the flow of the Chicago River in 1900; [2] and in 1999, this system was named a "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium" by the American Society of Civil ...
Constellation is a sculpture by Santiago Calatrava, installed along the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 29-foot-tall red sculpture was privately funded. [ 3 ]
The Guaire River seen from the Veracruz bridge in Las Mercedes, Caracas.. The Guaire River Miners, also known as Guaire River Garimpeiros, is the name given to the people who search for metals in the Guaire River, a 72-kilometer-long river in Caracas, Venezuela that is highly contaminated with sewage.