1928 Map of Highland Park

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Fort Sheridan stands prominently along the coastline of Lake Michigan in this 1928 survey, marking a significant military and cultural presence just north of the City of Highland Park. The landscape is defined by its transition from wooded shoreline bluffs to the inland drainage of the Skokie River and the forks of the Chicago River. This era captures the North Shore's peak as a premier recreational and institutional corridor, evidenced by a dense concentration of sporting grounds like the Onwentsia Club, Exmoor Country Club, and Skokie Country Club. Educational landmarks such as Lake Forest Academy and the Sacred Heart Seminary are established amidst growing suburbs like Deerfield and Glencoe. The sophisticated transportation network of the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroads illustrates the area's development into a refined residential and social hub for the Chicago region.