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81: 51: 61:'s plat of Chicago. Finished on August 4, 1830, this constitutes the first official recognition of a place known as "Chicago", which would later incorporate as a town in 1833 and as a city in 1837. According to the Chicago History Museum, this is the original copy of the plat; this is item 77:
slightly more than two weeks ago over concerns of its timing and to work on the image by restoring it to remove non-contemporaneous subsequent additions. I have since learned from the Chicago History Museum that this is indeed the original plat. I have also included an
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over concerns of definition in the original nomination, unless I have misunderstood those concerns.
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Historically significant as the first plat of Chicago and thereby possessing EV. I withdrew
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in the Museum's collection, with restoration done to remove subsequent additions.
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per Sca and Janke. Perhaps this has a shot at VI on Commons?
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Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates
1830 Thompson plat of Chicago (2nd nomination)

James Thompson
ICHi-034284
the original nomination

James Thompson (surveyor)
108 North State Street
History of Chicago
Sauganash Hotel
Knowledge (XXG):Featured pictures/History/USA History
John M Wolfson
John M Wolfson
talk
contribs
02:18, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Sca
talk
13:41, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Janke
Talk
16:16, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Geoffroi
22:24, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Poydoo
talk
21:47, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
Armbrust
03:31, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

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