Annotations
EVANSTON A beautiful village of Cook county, on the shore of lake Michigan, and on the line of the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad, 12 miles from the former city. The place has been built up principally by the enterprise of wealthy merchants and business men from Chicago, who have residences there. James B. Colvin, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude
42.046391
Longitude
-87.694352
Type
City or Town
County
Cook
State
Illinois