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Proviso Township Through The Years -- Harlem (Forest Park) Incorporated

1837, 1838, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1848, 1849, 1853, 1858, 1868, 1875, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1949

In 1885:

Harlem (later renamed to Forest Park) was incorporated.

See Forest Park Introduction.

Reference points:

• The north (top) edge of the township corresponds to North Avenue.
• The east (right) edge of the township corresponds to Harlem Avenue.
• The upper left corner of the box in  bottom left side is the intersection of Wolf and 31st Street. Roosevelt Road runs from left to right through center of the township. 

For more see Land Ownership in 1863.

Last Modified:  09/08/2005