Chapter II: Part III: Occupation and Development

XVII. Gateways of the Great Lakes, 1600–1900 217

XVIII. The Story of a Road, 1600–1900 228

XIX. Before and after the Turnpike, 1796–1811 242

XX. The Erie Canal, 1825 251

XXI. The Great Lakes in 1840 266

XXII. The Coming of the Railroad to Lake Erie,
1836–1853 283

XXIII. Lincoln and Douglas in Chicago, 1858–1861 299

XXIV. The Great Lakes in the Civil War, 1864 317

XXV. Three Great Industries of the Lakes 330

XXVI. Shipping on the Lakes 356

XXVII. The Development of the City 374

A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS 385

INDEX 393

MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

MAPS
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Huron--Erie--Ontario 12

From Lake Michigan to the Mississippi 202

Gateways of the Lakes 223

By Trail and Turnpike to Lake Erie 232

By Canal and Railroad to Lake Erie 284

ILLUSTRATIONS

La Salle _Frontispiece_

The “Soo” Canal _facing page_ 8

Niagara Falls as sketched by Hennepin ” 52

La Barre and Grangula ” 76

A View of Niagara Fort ” 104

Black Hawk ” 204

Through the Locks at Lockport ” 256

Chicago in 1831 ” 278

An Early Lake Superior Copper Mine ” 348

Iron Ore at a Lake Superior Port ” 352

The Old and the New, General Cass’s Canoe
and a Modern Freight Steamer ” 360

Grain Elevator and Lumber Jam ” 370

PART I

DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION