"Hillville" once as noted as Wilmette
- Publication
- Wilmette Life, 18 Sep 1947, p. 19
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- Hillville was as well known in the 1870s as Wilmette. This area situated in the locality of Fifth street and Maple Avenue retained its identity as a neighborhood long after it was incorporated into Wilmette in 1906. It was named for the family of an early pioneer, Arunah Hill, whose son, B. F. Hill [Benjamin Franklin Hill], afterwards bought land and built the first houses in "Hillville." "Hillville" gave way to "Llewellyn Park" when the Milwaukee railroad built a spur toward Wilmette. Both names have now disappeared.
- Date of Publication
- 18 Sep 1947
- Subject(s)
- Corporate Name(s)
- Wilmette (Ill.)
- Local identifier
- Wilmette.News.300946
- Language of Item
- English
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Illinois, United States
Latitude: 42.07225 Longitude: -87.72284
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- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
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