Wolf Point, Chicago facts for kids

Map depicting Wolf Point (area owned by the Kennedy family in black, with approximate area of the historical Wolf Point settlement in red)

Wolf Point is the location where the North, South and Main Branches of the Chicago River meet in the present day Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side community areas of Chicago.

Wolf Point is historically important in the development of early Chicago. This was the location of Chicago's first three taverns, its first hotel, Sauganash Hotel, its first ferry, its first drug store, its first church, and the first bridges across the Chicago River.

The Wolf Point is said to be named after a Native American Chief whose name meant to wolf in English, but other theories exist.

Images for kids

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  View of Wolf Point from the south in the Chicago Loop

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  Wolf Point in 1833

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  The Sauganash Hotel was Chicago's first hotel.

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  Wolf Point in 1870

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  Bird's-eye view of Wolf Point viewed from the east as it appeared in 1893