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Feb. 20, 1892
- The vote on annexation was held on Feb. 20, 1892. [iii] Turnout was light and annexation was approved. [iv] Evanston soon became a city.
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Mar 23, 2024 · Sandidge did not seek elective office after her term expired in 1934. She continued her leadership activities in the League of Women Voters for another 12 years. She died in 1947. Despite her groundbreaking election, it would be more than 20 years before another woman – Theresa Rew Long – was elected to the Evanston City Council, in 1957.
May 27, 2021 · And we begin back in the 1870s, when Evanston as a City did not yet exist. The area was then three different municipalities: Evanston, North Evanston, and South Evanston. North Evanston was annexed by Evanston in 1874, and South Evanston in 1892.
Indianapolis became an incorporated city effective March 30, 1847. Samuel Henderson, the city's first mayor, led the new city government, which included a seven-member city council. In 1853, voters approved a new city charter that provided for an elected mayor and a fourteen-member city council.
With a few exceptions, the authors were reporters for the Evanston RoundTable newspaper and wrote extensively about the city, the schools, the arts and the many important issues facing the community. Collectively, they have received more than 150 awards for the journalism. Three of the authors are noted local historians.
May 25, 2023 · The treaty ceded much of Ohio and substantial portions of Illinois (as well as Indiana and Michigan). More followed, including treaties in 1816, 1829, 1832 and 1833, Miron said.
The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian culture.
The Indiana Historian provides re-sources and models for the study of local history to encourage Indiana’s citizens of all ages to become engaged with the his-tory of their communities and the state of Indiana. The Indiana Historian (formerly The Indiana Junior Historian) is issued quar-terly from March through December.
