History Of Evanston, IL

History Of Evanston, IL

Early French traders knew this area as Gross Point, so called for the large top of land that jutted out into Lake Michigan here. Among the first settlers at Grosse pointe was New Jersey native Maj. Edward H. Mulford, who purchased 160 acres in 1836 and build a cabin,...
History of Joliet, IL

History of Joliet, IL

Joliet, originally named Juliet, was founded in 1833 with its first post office. The source of the name Juliet is uncertain: the settlement may have been named for a settler’s female relative, or perhaps it was a version of Jolliet, after explorer Louis Jolliet, for...