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LaGrange/LaGrange Park Introduction
The histories of LaGrange and LaGrange
Park is tightly linked. These two communities are separated by the border
between Lyons and Provision Townships -- 39th Street/Brewster Street. Many
men wished to develop the area and, finally, by
Franklin Dwight Cossitt
succeeded.
The
History
Overview and Timeline page provides a overview of events through the
years.
For a summary of key 19th
Century events which shaped our area, see the pages found at:
The pages:
and tell of the births of LaGrange and LaGrange Park and their
early years.
Additional historical information can be found on the web pages for the:
Additional information on this web site
can be found at the following links:
Area Aerial
Photographs |
Area Aerial
Photographs |
Early
Settler History 1832-1850 |
Ambrose, Joshua E. under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Bollman, Joseph A. under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Cassel, Charles under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Curtis, Walter N |
Early History of the La Grange/La Grange Park Area |
Early
Map of La Grange Park |
Emmanuel Episcopal
Church |
Ely, Frank under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Fox,
Dr. George M. |
Gallagher, Charles G. |
Giles, Harriet Phinetta |
Jobson,
Frank |
Kemman, Henry and Louise |
Kemman, Alphonse, Jr. under
Early Residents and Settlers |
La Grange
-- Early Village History |
Leitch,
Robert |
Leiter,
Levi Z. |
Life in
"Proviso" (1850 - 1900) |
Lyman, David Brainard |
Lyon,
David |
Madigan, Walter J. |
Marvil, Dorothy under
Early Residents and Settlers
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Mathews, L.
G. |
Morrissey, Gerald |
Mueller, Elizabeth |
Mueller,
Jacob |
Nawn, John |
New Shoe Store To Open, LaGrange Citizen, Jul 6 1927 |
O'Brien, William J. under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Parkholm
Cemetery |
Peterson, William A |
Proviso Land Ownership in 1863 |
Saint John's Lutheran Church |
Saint Michael's
Lutheran Church |
Shabbona under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Shirk, M. under
Early Residents and Settlers |
To Straighten Wolf Road, LaGrange Citizen, Sep 2 1926 |
Ullrich, Alex under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Vial, John under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Village of LaGrange Park - Early History |
Wesemann, Louis under
Early Residents and Settlers |
Mannheim Road Has 9 Different Names_"LaGrange Citizen" newspaper, March 14,
1929 |
Survey For The New Bridge_ LaGrange Citizen_ January 28 1921 |
Vote To Straighten Roads_LaGrange Citizen_April 15, 1921 |
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Please check our Village
Histories page for additional information.
Last Updated 01/20/2006