Economic impact
Established the first permanent trading post and settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River in the 1770s. The outpost served as a regional hub for European, Native American, and early American traders.
Xcelerator · Person
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Founder of Chicago
Frontier Trading & Economic Development
Signal
- Region
- Chicago
- Industry
- Frontier Trading & Economic Development
- Source file
- profiles/chicago_profiles.md:248
- Status
- published