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Availability:In StockContributor:David Whittingham, Des Plaines History Center, Des Plaines Public LibrarySeries:Images of AmericaTheme:Cultural Region/Midwest, Cultural Region/Upper Midwest, Geographic Orientation/IllinoisPublish date:11/26/2012Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738594477ISBN-10:0738594474UPC:9780738594477Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.20 x 6.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.295Product ID:SCFX99K3KG
In the 1830s, settlers established a community of farms along the Des Plaines River, initially naming the town Rand for the influential pioneer Socrates Rand. In the 1850s, the Chicago and North Western Railway ran tracks from Chicago to Cary, Illinois, b
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738594477ISBN-10:0738594474UPC:9780738594477Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.20 x 6.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.295Product ID:SCFX99K3KG
This book includes photographs provided by the Des Plaines History Center from its extensive archives, as well as from longtime residents and other sources. The history center partnered with David Whittingham of the Des Plaines Public Library to tell the story of Des Plaines.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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