Highland Park History

North Shore and Skokie Valley Electric Stations

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This is a map of the North Shore and Skokie Valley Electric Stations. The map was drawn and printed by A.I. Silander and Company Land Surveyors and Landscape Engineers. The electric stations listed on the map are: Ridge Ave., Asbury Ave., Dodge Ave., Crawford-Prairie Ave., Kostner Ave., Oakton St., Main St., Dempster St., Harmswoods, Glenayre, Wau-Bun, Northbrook, Woodridge, Briargate, Highmoor, Sheridan Elms, and Skokie Manor. This map is undated.

A.I. Silander and Company Land Surveyors

Chief Fire Marshall's belt

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circa 1899

Belt worn by Andrew Bock, Chief Fire Marshall of the Highland Park Fire Deprtment. Raised, embossed leather reads "Chief" on front and raised, embossed letters "HPFD" on fastner.

Highland Park Fire Department.

Insurance map of Highland Park, including Highwood, Illinois, published by the Sanborn Map Company

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1933, 1941

Sanborn Map Company.

Illustrated atlas of Lake County, Illinois : containing maps of every township in the county, with village and city plats : also maps of Michigan ... Texas, and Washington Territory : compiled from late and authentic sources, together with other valuable

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[1885]

H.R. Page & Co..

Map of Highland Park Woodlands

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1936

Map shows the Highland park Woodlands: the area between Western and Priscilla (east-west) and Euclid and Burchell (north-south). There are drawings of proposed houses in the area as well as restrictions on the lots. The map was drawn by M.B. Schaeffer, June 20, 1936.

Schaeffer, M. B.

No. 28 Brick from Ft. Sheridan Hospital built in 1892 : Made from clay pits onsite and fired on post.

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1892

Commemorative brick created after closure of Fort Sheridan military base in 1993.

Fort Sheridan (Ill.).

A Glimpse of grace

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ca. 1906-1920

Oil painting of unknown landscape by American painter who lived and worked with other artists in Ravinia "Cottages"

Wilder, Tom Milton

Baird and Warner Inc. Addition to Deere Park Sub. being a subdivision...

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1/29/1926

Baird and Warner Inc. Addition to Deere Park Sub. being a subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the Southwest Fraction 1/4 of Section 31 Township 43 North Range 13 East of the 3rd P.M. Also Lots 13 and 14 in Hill and Stones ravine View Subdivision in the said Southwest 1/4 of Section 31 T.43N. R.13E of 3rd P.M. in the city of Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois. The map shows the area from west to east, Ravinia Court to Lake Michigan and north to south Deere Park Sub. to Sheridan Rd. Approved and accepted by the council of the city of Highland Park, this 29th day of January, A.D. 1926 signed by Samuel M. Hastings, Mayor.

Baird and Warner.

Picturesque Highland Park, Illinois