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  2. Illinois Waterway - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico ...

  3. Calumet Heights, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Calumet Heights was swampy and relatively unoccupied throughout the nineteenth century. In 1870, the Calumet and Chicago Canal Dock Company purchased the Stony Island Ridge. [2] A railroad was built in 1881 along the western border of Calumet Heights leading to the development of the neighborhood. [3]

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County ...

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    The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District extends through the West Side of Chicago, DuPage County and Will County to Lockport. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024.

  5. Calumet River - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Calumet River, originating in Miller Beach, flows 16.0 miles (25.7 km) [6] through the cities of Gary, East Chicago and Hammond, as well as Calumet City and Burnham on the Illinois side. The majority of the river's flow drains into Lake Michigan via the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal , sending about 1,500 cubic feet (42 m 3 ) per ...

  6. Boland's Mill - Wikipedia

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    Boland's Quay development nearing completion in 2023, including 3 new office/residential towers alongside restored 1830s warehouses. Boland's Mill is located on the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin, Ireland on Ringsend Road between the inner basin of Grand Canal Dock and Barrow Street.

  7. Grand Canal Dock - Wikipedia

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    Grand Canal Dock (Irish: Duga na Canálach Móire) is a Southside area near the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. It is located on the border of eastern Dublin 2 and the westernmost part of Ringsend in Dublin 4 , surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour where the Grand Canal comes to the River Liffey .

  8. Chicago Area Waterway System - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a complex of natural and artificial waterways extending through much of the Chicago metropolitan area, covering approximately 87 miles altogether. It straddles the Chicago Portage and is the sole navigable inland link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and makes up the northern end of ...

  9. Port of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    As of 2019, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is studying the District, Its facilities, and the surrounding area to provide a economic solution for the Port to operate out of the negative. [21] Aerial view of the Port of Chicago; former freighter C.T.C. No. 1 is visible in dock