Jefferson Park, Chicago: Difference between revisions

Settlement in the vicinity of Jefferson Park began in the 1830s with [[John Kinzie Clark]] and Elijah Wentworth, whose claim was near what is now the [[Jefferson Park (Metra-CTA)|Jefferson Park Metra Station]], where he operated a tavern and inn. The tiny settlement of traders, hunters, and farmers consisted of simple one and two room [[log cabins]] until Abram Gale, for whom Gale Street is named, built the first frame house in Jefferson. Jefferson Park became the hub of an independent [[civil township|township]] that was incorporated at the nearby Dickinson Tavern as [[Jefferson Township, Cook County, Illinois|Jefferson Township]] in 1850 until annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. The area was once home to a significant population of [[Volga Germans]], and one of the area's one time local landmarks was a local apartment building in the vicinity of the park along Higgins Avenue known by locals as "the Russian Hotel"''.''{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}