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| Chicago, 1872. U. of Chicago. |
When Agnes Atherton and her siblings made their way to Chicago from nearby La Salle in the 1870s, the city was organized according to map above. The distance is about 93 miles.
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| La Salle to Chicago, via Google Maps. |
Per Wikipedia, by 1870 Chicago was the second largest city in the US. Many immigrants, and children of immigrants, like the O'Briens and Dooners, moved to Chicago for opportunity.
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