Born in Haiti in the mid-1700s, Jean Baptiste du Sable carved out an extraordinary life that took him from his island home to Paris, to New Orleans, and up the Mississippi River, where he became known for his hunting and trapping skills. Ready to make his fortune, du Sable then moved to the shores of Lake Michigan, establishing a trading post and founding the settlement called Eschikagou -- the village that would become Chicago.
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Born in Haiti in the mid-1700s, Jean Baptiste du Sable carved out an extraordinary life that took him from his island home to Paris, to New Orleans, and up the Mississippi River, where he became known for his hunting and trapping skills. Ready to make his fortune, du Sable then moved to the shores of Lake Michigan, establishing a trading post and founding the settlement called Eschikagou -- the village that would become Chicago.
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