The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Dearborn

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

1. Fort Dearborn Marker

Inscription. Defense
Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the Indians. They will be cherished as martyrs in our early history.

Erected 1928 by Erected by the Trustees of the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812.

Location. 41° 53.305′ N, 87° 37.481′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. It is at the intersection of East Wacker Drive and North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive. This marker is located on the northwest corner of East Wacker Drive and North Michigan Avenue at the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chicago River (here, next to this marker); Site of Fort Dearborn (a few steps from this marker); Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle (a few steps from this marker); Michigan Avenue Bridge and Wacker Drive Esplanade

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(a few steps from this marker); The Bridges of Chicago (within shouting distance of this marker); Regeneration (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Fort Dearborn (within shouting distance of this marker); Kin Link, 2023 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Chicago: Fort Dearborn. (Submitted on September 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

2. Fort Dearborn Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 4, 2012

3. Defense

Sculpture by Henry Herring, 1928

Henry Herring Sc. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 4, 2012

4. Henry Herring Sc.

Signature on Herring's 1928 Sculpture of the Fort Dearborn Massacre.

Markers in the Sidewalk<br>Delineating the site of Fort Dearborn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 4, 2012

5. Markers in the Sidewalk
Delineating the site of Fort Dearborn

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 3,034 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.