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dec 30, 1859 - 1860 - INFLUX POLISH IMMIGRATION

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From 1860 to 1910, Chicago’s population expanded rapidly—from 100,000 to over 2 million. Chicago’s stockyards and steel mills provided work opportunities for the many immigrants who arrived in the United States during those years.

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dec 30, 1859
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~ 166 years ago

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