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Cholera is a dreadful disease caused by unsanitary conditions found along rivers which pioneers stopped to camp at. It is caused by contaminated water. They do human waste on the rivers and they drank the water. They threw animal carcasses on the river which they drank. They threw food on the rivers which caused the water in river to turn into an contaminated water which they drank caused cholera. Sadly, the emigrants did not realize that they will get cholera from the contaminated water.
The Chicago River.
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Chicago River
The Chicago River is about 10 miles and flows through Chicago.
There are several rivers in the City of Chicago, including the Chicago River, and the Des Plaines River.
The Chicago River and San Antonio River are dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.
Chicago and the Chicago River. Des Plaines and the Des Plaines River. Calumet City and the Calumet River.
There are no lighthouses on the Chicago River. There are several on Lake Michigan in Chicago.
The Chicago River and its branches.
0 miles. The Chicago River passes through the City of Chicago.
Salt water; fishy