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   How did Highland Park get its name?

   • Highland Park was established as a city on March 11, 1869, with a population of 500, and evolved from the two settlements of St. John and Port Clinton; St. John's Avenue and Port Clinton Square are named after the settlements.

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   Where is Highland Park Illinois?

   • Highland Park is a suburban city located in the southeastern part of Lake County, Illinois, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area .

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   What was Highland Park like in 1869?

   • The city of Highland Park incorporated with about 600 residents, a school, a hotel, and a religious association in March 1869. Purchase or public consumption of alcohol was prohibited. To heighten the picturesque appeal of the area, developers hired landscape architects Horace W. S. Cleveland and William French to plat the streets.

   Highland Park, IL - Encyclopedia of Chicago

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   Why is Highland Park a good place to live?

   • Highland Park's bluffs, lake vistas,ravines, and accessibility to Chicago support the foresight of nineteenthcentury developers whoenvisioned this picturesque suburb as a retreat for Chicago's affluent professionals. Indian trails and mounds indicate that before the Black Hawk War , Potawatomi traversed the forested acres that became Highland Park.

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   What is Highland Park known for?

   • Highland Park has several attractions including a downtown shopping district and the Ravinia Festival. Ravinia Festival is an open-air pavilion seating 3,200, which hosts classical, pop, jazz and Latin concerts in the summers. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936.

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   How many people live in Highland Park?

   • By the turn of the century, Highland Park's population was 2,806, and socially, if not economically diverse. Institutions such as the Gads Hill Summer Settlement House encampment, the Railroad Men's Home, and Wildwood, a resort for German-Jewish families excluded from suburban country clubs, attest to this diversity.

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   Highland Park was established as a city on March 11, 1869, with a population of 500, and evolved from the two settlements of St. John and Port Clinton; St. John's Avenue and Port Clinton Square are named after the settlements.

3. www.britannica.com › place › Highland-Park-IllinoisHighland Park | Illinois, Map, & Population | Britannica

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   Jun 21, 2024 · Highland Park, city, Lake county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. Lying on Lake Michigan, it is a suburb of Chicago, located some 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown. Potawatomi Indians were recent inhabitants of the area when settlement of the site began in 1834.

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5. www.chicagotribune.com › 2013/02/18 › highland-parkHighland Park History: 1855 – Chicago Tribune

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   Feb 18, 2013 · The story of Highland Park begins with two names familiar to most residents: St. Johns (Avenue) and Port Clinton (Square). Two towns gave their names to these contemporary Highland Park...

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   Highland Park, IL Lake County, 23 miles N of the Loop. Highland Park's bluffs, lake vistas,ravines, and accessibility to Chicago support the foresight of nineteenthcentury developers whoenvisioned this picturesque suburb as a retreat for Chicago's affluent professionals.

   Year	Total (and By Category)
   2,793	White (99.5%)
   12	Negro (0.4%)
   1	Chinese (0.0%)
   12,004	White (98.4%)

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   The collections include books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, records of local organizations and local government records, and related materials documenting Highland Park history from the 1800s to the present, including resources on Ravinia, Fort Sheridan, and the surrounding area. Archives and Local History collections ...

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   Jan 21, 2013 · Now sporting a population of almost 30,000, Highland Park's history traces back to the mid-19th Century. Take a trip down memory lane with some help from the Chicago Tribune archives.

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   History. On March 11, 1869, the Illinois legislature granted a charter to the City of Highland Park. The city was laid out in four wards, and a mayor and eight aldermen were elected on April 13.