Rogers Park

by Jacque Day Archer, Jamie Wirbinski Santoro, Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro, et al.

Book Overview

Rogers Park bears the name of Philip McGregor Rogers, an intrepid and enterprising Irish immigrant who purchased the first tract of land in the area in the 1830s, a time when it was prairie and woodland, populated by Native Americans and white birch trees. As the federal government forced the Native Americans west, European immigrants arrived in greater numbers, forming a community of woodcutters and farmers. The Great Chicago Fire ushered in an era...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738541397
• ISBN13: 9780738541396
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"