The DuSable Memorial

As the plaque reads:

 

Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable

1745-1818

Founder of Chicago

 

African-Caribbean, born in St. Marc, Haiti

 

In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River, establishing the settlement that became Chicago.

The DuSable homestead was located near this site.

 

This monument is given to the City of Chicago by Haitian-born Mr. Lesly Benodin to honor the legacy of its founder.

Done