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1963 Map of Highland Park

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Highland Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Fort Sheridan and the Sheridan AAF airfield dominate the Lake Michigan shoreline in this coastal survey, reflecting the area's mid-century military and suburban integration. The corridor between Lake Forest and Glencoe reveals an affluent landscape defined by expansive private grounds like the Onwentsia Club, Old Elm Golf Club, and Exmoor Country Club. Inland, the rapid expansion of Highland Park, Deerfield, and Northbrook is evident, with purple revisions highlighting the growth of residential subdivisions around the Tri-State Tollway and Edens Expressway.

Genealogists can locate numerous local burial grounds, including St Patrick Cem, Mooney Cem, and Deerfield Cem. Education and civic infrastructure are well-documented, from Lake Forest College to a dense network of neighborhood schools like Wayne Thomas Sch and Braeside Sch. The map also captures the critical drainage systems of the Skokie River and the complex Skokie Lagoons project to the south, managed alongside the vital rail lines of the Chicago and North Western and Milwaukee Road.