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Legendary Locals of Oak Park
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: Douglas Deuchler
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Founded in the 1830s by Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings, an intrepid young couple from Yorkshire, England, the small settlement of Oak Park grew slowly until the
Legendary Locals of Lansing
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: Carrie Steinweg
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Lansing was settled in the 1840s by German and Dutch immigrants. Farming, then the railroad, played major roles in the growth of the village. The brickyards lef
Legendary Locals of Myrtle Beach
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Lesta Sue Hardee
Categories: Photography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-02 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Simeon B. Chapin was an entrepreneur and visionary who, along with Franklin G. Burroughs, helped create the foundation of what is Myrtle Beach today. B.B. Benfi
Legendary Locals of Aurora
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: Jo Fredell Higgins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Joseph G. Stolp settled in Aurora on June 12, 1837, when there were 33 residents in the pioneer village. Stolp's vision helped shape the city's destiny. The Aur
Legendary Locals of Chicago Lawn and West Lawn
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Kathleen J. Headley and Tracy J. Krol
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Nestled in the middle of the southwest side of Chicago are the neighborhoods of Chicago Lawn, West Lawn, and Marquette Manor. All three border picturesque Marqu