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Chicago River

Chicago River

Chicago River

The Chicago River, 156 miles (251 km) long, and flows through downtown Chicago

geographical area, river, landscape feature, natural waterway, area of water
Class
river, watercourse, area of water, natural waterway, landscape feature,  …
Region
Illinois, the United States, the world, the Americas, North America,  …
Location
Illinois
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_River
Coordinates
41°53'11"N
Source
Lake Michigan
Related Websites
http://www.skreened.com/chicago/category/chicago-irish], http://www.greenchicagoriver.com, http://chicagoriver.org/home/index.php
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Bridge
Michigan Avenue Bridge, Kinzie Street railroad bridge, Franklin Street Bridge, North Avenue Bridge, Clark Street Bridge,  …
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Chicago_River
Rare Terms
"the chicago river united states"; "chicago river united states"; "the north branch of the chicago river"; "north branch of the chicago river"; "the chicago river, illinois";  …
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... called Eschikagou on the north bank of the Chicago River. ... of the world's Columbian Exposition, dubbed Chicago the "Windy City." 1893 - Other Facts
Fun Fact: The Chicago River is the only river in the world that actually flows backwards! It was reversed in 1900 to empty into the Mississippi River instead of Lake Michigan.

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