In what is now the Loop Community Area, on the southern banks of the Chicago River, near today's Michigan Avenue Bridge, the U.S. Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803-the first settlement in the area sponsored by the United States.
The U.S. Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803-the first settlement in the area. This was in what is now the Loop Community Area near today's Michigan Avenue Bridge. This was on the southern banks of the Chicago River. This area was sponsored by the United States.