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Follow on Google News | New Book Honors the History of Palos ParkExtraordinary, vintage images illustrate the stories of the area
Wooded ravines, natural springs and fertile farmland attracted the first settlers to Palos Park in the mid-1800s. With the Wabash Railroad expansion in the 1890s, Chicagoans seeking relief from crowded urban conditions traveled 20 miles for the great outdoors. The Sharpshooter’ Highlights of Palos Park include: •The Swallow Cliff Ski Jump and the Toboggan Slides, which proved generations of winter entertainment and thrills. •The Prairie Club hikers, who were the first to blaze trails in the forests, ravines and prairies of Palos Park in the early 1900s. •Argonne National Laboratory, the site of the nation’s first nuclear research center. •Local landmarks from the early 1900s such as the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, the Plush Horse Ice Cream Parlor, Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church and Hackney’s Restaurant. Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online. Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com/ End
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