The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗As early as 1828, a German farming family had settled in the area that became Evergreen Park. In the following decades, additional German settlers arrived. Kedzie Avenue and 95th Street crossed the farmland and provided access to markets. The first railroad, that became part of the Grand Trunk Railroad, passed through the area in 1873. In 1875, the community constructed its first school just west of the intersection of 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue. This school, along with the stores that later clustered around the intersection, defined the community's central business district.
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CommonsMaranatha Chicago2024
CommonsGrave of Raymond William Schalk (1892–1970) at Evergreen Ce…2022
CommonsGrave of Raymond Stephen McKeough (1888–1979) at Saint Mary…2022
CommonsGrave of Neil Joseph Linehan (1895–1967) at Saint Mary Cath…2022
CommonsGrave of Martin Patrick Durkin (1894–1955) at Saint Mary Ca…2022
CommonsGrave of Louis Brian Piccolo (1943–1970) at Saint Mary Cath…2022
CommonsGrave of Josephine V. Bogash (1897–1960) at Evergreen Cemet…2022
CommonsGrave of George Joseph Moriarty (1884–1964) at Saint Mary C…2022
CommonsGrave of Edward Carl Gaedele (1925–1961) at Saint Mary Cath…2022
CommonsGrave of Edward Austin Kelly (1892–1969) at Saint Mary Cath…2022
CommonsEvergreen Plaza2013
CommonsUS-IL-Chicagoland-Evergreen Park2005Then & now
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