Skokie Pattern of Settlement Map, 1830s
Title
Skokie Pattern of Settlement Map, 1830s
Creator
Description
Hand-drawn map of the Native American Indian trails and surveyor tract lines in the Skokie area illustrating the pattern of settlement established in the 1830s. Streets/landmarks labeled: Golf Road, Dempster Street, Oakton Street, Touhy Avenue, Gross Point Road, Niles Center Road, Little Fort Trail (Lincoln Avenue), and two "Indian Camps."
From "Skokie: The Pattern of Settlement Established in the 1830's," 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
circa 1835
Publisher
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois (original web version); Chicago Neighborhood History Project
Rights
No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Medium
maps
Source
Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Spatial Coverage
Niles Center, Illinois; Skokie, Illinois
Temporal Coverage
Is Part Of
David Buisseret, Skokie, a Community History Using Old Maps
Citation
Buisseret, David, “Skokie Pattern of Settlement Map, 1830s,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed May 1, 2024, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/3153.