Waubansee Stone as a drinking fountain at the Chicago Historical Society

ICHi-051010

Title: Waubansee Stone as a drinking fountain at the Chicago Historical Society Description: Waubansee Stone as a drinking fountain at the Chicago Historical Society, Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, January 3, 1921. This granite boulder features a carved image of a Native American Indian believed to be Chief Waubansee. It lay inside the stockade when Fort Dearborn was built in 1803. Daniel Webster stood on the Waubansee Stone to make a speech while in Chicago in 1837. In the 1860's the stone was removed from its original location and put in the yard of the Isaac N. Arnold residence located on the northwest corner of Lincoln Park Boulevard (later Michigan Avenue) and East Huron Street. It came to the Chicago Historical Society in 1914. Date Depicted: 1921 January 3 Creator: Fournier, Frank Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: photographic prints Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-051010 Accession Number: 1914.21 (stone) Storage Location: CHS archive image Max Pixels - Width: 2842 Max Pixels - Height: 2252 Help improve this content