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Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع (Re: Osman Musa)
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The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, the world's first skyscraper.Due to the geography of Chicago, early citizens faced many problems. The prairie bog nature of the area provided a fertile ground for disease-carrying insects. Early on, Chicago's population and commerce growth was stymied by lack of good transportation infrastructure, though this problem was soon remedied. During spring Chicago was so muddy from the high water that horses would be stuck past their legs in the street. One dirt road was so hazardous that it became known as the "Slough of Despond". Comical signs proclaiming "Fastest route to China" or "No Bottom Here" were placed to warn people of the mud.
To address these transportation problems, the board of Cook County commissioners, decided to improve two country roads toward the West and Southwest. The first road went west, crossing the "dismal Nine-mile Swamp," crossed the Des Plaines River, and went southwest to Walker's Grove, now the Village of Plainfield. There is a dispute about the route of the second road to the South.
Early Chicago was also plagued by sewer and water problems. Many people described it as the filthiest city in America. To solve this problem, Chicago embarked on the creation of a massive sewer system. In the first phase sewage pipes were laid across the city above ground with gravity moving the waste. The city was built in a low-lying area subject to flooding. In 1856 the city council decided that the entire city should be elevated four to five feet using a newly available jacking-up process. In one instance, the 5-story Brigg’s Hotel weighing 22,000 tons was lifted while it continued to operate. Observing that such a thing could never have happened in Europe, British Historian Paul Johnson cites this astounding feat as a dramatic example of American determination and ingenuity based on the conviction that anything material is possible.[7]
In 1840, Chicago was the ninety-second most populous city in the United States. Its population grew so rapidly that twenty years later, it was the ninth most populous city in the country. Thirty years after that it had grown to become the nation's second largest city, and one of the largest cities in the world. By 1857 Chicago was the largest city in what was then known as the Northwest. In a period of twenty years Chicago grew from 4,000 people to over 90,000.
The 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated home-state candidate Abraham Lincoln.
During the election of April 23, 1875, the voters of Chicago choose to operate under the Illinois Cities and Villages Act of 1872. Chicago still operates under this act, in lieu of a charter. The Cities and Villages Act has been revised several times since, and may be found in Chapter 65 of the Illinois Compiled ونتابع statutes
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CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-02-09, 03:43 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-02-09, 04:46 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | سلمى الشيخ سلامة | 08-02-09, 06:00 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-03-09, 03:57 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | BADRELDIN MAHMOUD | 08-03-09, 04:34 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-03-09, 04:32 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-03-09, 06:41 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-03-09, 08:11 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-03-09, 09:38 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 02:09 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 03:21 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 04:36 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamed Yassin Khalifa | 08-04-09, 05:42 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamed Yassin Khalifa | 08-04-09, 05:44 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Omar Bob | 08-04-09, 09:34 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 03:49 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 11:49 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 03:12 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 04:39 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 05:40 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-04-09, 10:10 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-05-09, 03:04 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-05-09, 03:15 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-05-09, 08:23 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-05-09, 10:32 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamad Shamseldin | 08-06-09, 05:07 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Tabaldina | 08-06-09, 07:07 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-06-09, 12:52 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-06-09, 06:28 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-06-09, 01:57 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-06-09, 07:16 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-07-09, 00:17 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-07-09, 02:28 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-07-09, 08:41 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-07-09, 10:03 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-08-09, 02:45 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-08-09, 05:35 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-08-09, 06:17 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-08-09, 07:06 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-08-09, 10:27 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-09-09, 03:07 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamad Shamseldin | 08-09-09, 07:15 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-09-09, 03:27 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-09-09, 07:27 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-10-09, 00:33 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-10-09, 05:24 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-10-09, 07:11 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-10-09, 08:53 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-11-09, 00:17 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-11-09, 02:05 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-11-09, 03:07 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-11-09, 05:13 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-12-09, 01:25 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-12-09, 03:07 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-12-09, 04:19 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-12-09, 06:03 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-12-09, 06:05 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | noon | 08-12-09, 09:00 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-13-09, 04:11 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-13-09, 03:16 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-13-09, 05:29 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 03:51 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | هواري نمر | 08-14-09, 04:29 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamad Shamseldin | 08-14-09, 04:38 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 04:39 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 03:45 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 05:36 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 06:53 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 10:45 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 11:07 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-14-09, 11:38 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-15-09, 03:10 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-15-09, 01:43 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-15-09, 02:29 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Hisham Magzoub | 08-15-09, 02:33 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Mohamad Shamseldin | 08-15-09, 05:47 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-15-09, 07:20 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 02:30 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 01:49 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 04:32 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 04:10 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 04:37 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 05:55 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-16-09, 09:46 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | خضر حسين خليل | 08-16-09, 10:04 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 01:31 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 02:09 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 02:17 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 02:30 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 02:48 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 03:07 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | ناذر محمد الخليفة | 08-17-09, 06:45 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 08:48 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-17-09, 09:04 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | yasir Abdelgadir | 08-17-09, 09:29 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | noon | 08-17-09, 09:56 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | yasir Abdelgadir | 08-17-09, 10:31 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | noon | 08-18-09, 04:29 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-18-09, 00:57 AM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | ناذر محمد الخليفة | 09-29-09, 03:29 PM |
Re: CHICAGO شيكاقو بلاد الزرع والضرع | Osman Musa | 08-18-09, 01:01 AM |
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