Four-Mile Limit Map, 1891
Title
Four-Mile Limit Map, 1891
Creator
Description
Reproduction of detail from a Rand McNally map of Cook County from 1891 as modified by the Citizens League about 1893 to depict the four-mile temperance limit surrounding Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Niles Center (Skokie), Illinois is just outside of the four-mile boundary.
From Chapter 10, The Four Mile Limit, c. 1893," in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
Date
1891
Publisher
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois (original web version); Chicago Neighborhood History Project
Contributor
Buisseret, David
Rights
No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Medium
historical maps
Source
Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Spatial Coverage
Niles Center, Illinois; Skokie, Illinois; Evanston, Illinois
Temporal Coverage
Is Part Of
David Buisseret, Skokie, a Community History Using Old Maps
Citation
Citizen's League; Rand McNally, “Four-Mile Limit Map, 1891,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/3141.