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City views from the mid-nineteenth century portray an idealized record of an astonishing period of urban growth. The transportation revolution coupled with a large influx of European immigrants led to a sharp rise in city populations, especially in the North. Chicago - the steamship, canal, and railroad terminus of the West - exemplified this pattern: between 1830 and 1850 the population increased from 50 people to more than 100,000. Clearly visible in the view of Chicago are the Illinois & Michigan Canal in the distance and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and depot on the lakefront. | |||
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lithograph by Nathaniel Currier, 1849 and View of Chicago, Ill., lithograph by Ed. Mendel, c. 1854 Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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