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The University of Chicago was an entirely new university founded in 1891, using the same name as a defunct school founded in the 1850s which closed in 1886. See Old University of Chicago . Supporters of a new university raised money, selected a new campus in Hyde Park, and opened its doors in 1890.
At its first appearance in records by explorers, the Chicago area was inhabited by a number of Algonquian peoples, including the Mascouten and Miami.The name "Chicago" is generally believed to derive from a French rendering of the Miami–Illinois language word šikaakwa, referring to the plant Allium tricoccum, as well as the animal skunk. [3]
The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River: A French rendering of the Miami-Illinois name shikaakwa, meaning wild leek. [10] [11] [12 ...
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The University of Chicago A History (U of Chicago Press, 2015) online; Dalton, Jon C. "Community service and spirituality: Integrating faith, service, and social justice at DePaul University." Journal of College and Character 8.1 (2007). online; Diner, Steven. A City and Its Universities: Public Policy in Chicago, 1892–1919 (1980). online
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) [12] is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Its main campus is in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, near the shore of Lake Michigan about 7 miles (11 km) from the Loop.
Arkansas: Natural State. After the Arkansas state park system successfully coined the Natural State in its 1980s effort to increase tourism, legislation made Arkansas' nickname official in 1995.