Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.
It was not named but it became Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
1763
He was the first resident in Chicago and founder of Chicago.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is generallly awarded that claim to fame.
In 1779 a fur trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, establish a trading post along the Chicago River and become Chicago's first permanent resident. John Kinzie, who succeeded him as a trader, is usually called the father of Chicago. Chicago was incorporated in 1833.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.