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Excerpted from A Brief History of Englewood By Chanel Polk and Mick Dumke Chicago Reporter Dec 1999 1840: A settler named Wilcox claims land in a swampy prairie area seven miles south of what is now the Loop. Part of the area lies on a ridge that would become Vincennes Avenue. 1868: Henry B. Lewis, a settler and merchant, suggests changing the area's name from Junction Grove to Englewood. Residents hope the change will improve the lower-class image of the railroad community. 1873: Englewood High School opens at 68th Street and Stewart Avenue. 1889: The City of Chicago annexes the south suburban areas of Hyde Park and the Town of Lake, which includes Englewood. Help us find out about this school.

Excerpted from A Brief History of Englewood By Chanel Polk
and Mick Dumke Chicago Reporter Dec 1999

1840: A settler named Wilcox claims land in a swampy prairie area seven miles south of what is now the Loop. Part of the area lies on a ridge that would become Vincennes Avenue.

1868: Henry B. Lewis, a settler and merchant, suggests changing the area's name from Junction Grove to Englewood. Residents hope the change will improve the lower-class image of the railroad
community.

1873: Englewood High School opens at 68th Street and Stewart Avenue.

1889: The City of Chicago annexes the south suburban areas of Hyde Park and the Town of Lake, which includes Englewood.

Help us find out about this school.