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  2. Gurnee, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    In 1835–36, a land company from New York State erected a Community House (site of the old Gurnee Grade School) to accommodate families while they were locating and getting government land grants to their farms. Near the Community House, there was a ford used by the Potowatomi Indians for crossing the river. A floating log bridge was built in ...

  3. Montgomery Ward Company Complex - Wikipedia

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    A four-story tower was added in 1929 on the northeast corner of the building, with a pyramid roof. The Spirit of Progress Crowning the roof of the Administration Building is a 22.5-foot (6.9 m) replica of the bronze statue that was originally placed on top of the old Montgomery Ward Building on Michigan Avenue . [ 4 ]

  4. List of tallest structures in the United States by height

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    Journal Broadcast Tower Arkansas City: Arkansas City, Kansas: Guyed Mast 381.9 m WTOL-TV 11 Broadcasting Tower Oregon, Ohio: Guyed Mast 381.9 m American Towers Tower Newton: Newton, Massachusetts: Guyed Mast 381.6 m CBS Tower Escanaba: Escanaba, Michigan: Guyed Mast 381.6 m Univision Television Tower: Marlborough, Massachusetts: Guyed Mast 381.4 m

  5. Wrigley Building - Wikipedia

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    The two towers, not including the levels below Michigan Avenue, have a combined area of 453,433 square feet (42,125.3 m 2). The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a clock with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 ...

  6. Sky Trek Tower - Wikipedia

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    Sky Trek Tower is a 285-foot (87 m) [note 1] gyro tower located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by Intamin , the attraction is the tallest free-standing structure in Lake County, Illinois .

  7. List of fire lookout towers - Wikipedia

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    Bear Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, Pennington Co SD still in service 7166' original tower was built in 1910 of logs, replaced with 30' metal tower in 1939 Custer Peak Fire Lookout, Lawrence Co SD, 6713' original wooden tower built in 1911, replaced in 1935 and replaced with the current rock lookout tower in 1941

  8. Gurnee Mills - Wikipedia

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    A satellite view of Gurnee Mills (top left) shows the nearby Six Flags Great America (bottom right). The Gurnee Mills concourse opened to the public at 8 a.m. on August 8, 1991, allowing 70,000 visitors to see the place before stores opened at 10 a.m. [10] The mall's architecture and design was themed after "the agrarian heartland", [11] a look ...

  9. Highland Park, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Highland Park city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [17] Pop 2010 [18] Pop 2020 [19 ...