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Green Bay Trail

This point marks the beginning of the ancient Native American trail to what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin. The path marched north from the Chicago River along what is now Rush Street to Chicago Avenue and then traveled northwest until ...

The Green Bay Trail

One branch of the Green Bay Trail traversed this region. Originally an Indian trail, after 1816 the route connected Fort Dearborn at Chicago with Fort Howard at Green Bay. Couriers faced hunger, cold and Indians to carry dispatches on a ...

Green Bay Ethnic Trail

Green Bay Road was the main route of settlement and communication in 19th century eastern Wisconsin. The road followed an ancient Indian trail network and was surveyed for use as a military road between Fort Dearborn (Chicago) and Fort Howard ...