ORCHARD PLACE ILLINOIS
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ORCHARD PLACE ILLINOIS |
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NAME: Orchard Place Illinois COUNTY: Cook ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Accessible year round BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
The area has been Incorporated by Des Plaines since 1956, and iscovered mostly in residential area. Most early town settlers were buried in Wilmer's Old Settlers Cemetery which was closed in the early 1950s to make room for O'Hare access roads. Remains from this cemetery were moved to the 2 remaining cemeteries. REMAINS: The "new" School (1948) on Maple Ave. Extremely old farm house (1830's) located 50 feet E of Craig Dr on Pratt Ave. 3 farm houses on Curtis St. Farm house & Greystone "Circus" barn (Lunt Circus) on Central Ave. St. Johannes and Rest Haven Cemeteries in Bensenville Illinois. |
| This town was a small German farming/ railroad town and was settled in 1833. The railroad was built in 1859 and the town was started at that time.. The town built a church in 1873 St. John's Evangelical Church. The towns firstname was Farwell Illinois. Submitted by: Joseph Johnson |
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