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  2. Town square - Wikipedia

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    A town square (or public square, urban square, or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, and which is used for community gatherings. A square in a city may be called a city square. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.

  3. Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia

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    August 4, Chicago is surveyed and platted for the first time by James Thompson. Population: "Less than 100". [1] 1833 1833 Treaty of Chicago; Chicago incorporated as a town. [1] 1835 August 31, about 800 Potawatomi men gathered for a war dance in Chicago before being removed to west of the Mississippi River. [2] 1837 Chicago incorporated as a ...

  4. Chicago Loop - Wikipedia

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    Given its proximity to government offices, the center's plaza serves as a kind of town square for celebrations, protests, and other events. The Loop is in South Chicago Township within Cook County. [34] Townships in Chicago were abolished for governmental purposes in 1902 [35] but are still used for property assessment. [34]

  5. Woodstock, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    It is located 51 miles northwest of Chicago, making it one of the city's outer-most suburbs. [2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,630. [3] The city's historic downtown district and turn-of-the-century town square is anchored by the landmark Woodstock Opera House and the Old McHenry County Courthouse.

  6. Astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    The Zytglogge is a famous 15-century astronomical clock housed in a medieval fortification tower. A set of 16th-century clocks which show the zodiac and the days of the week in concentric rings within a 12-hour clock face, with a moon phase ball above: Bremgarten. The clock of the Spittelturm , installed in 1558. Diessenhofen. The clock of the ...

  7. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    In 1829, the Illinois legislature appointed commissioners to locate a canal and lay out the surrounding town. The commissioners employed James Thompson to survey and plat the town of Chicago, which at the time had a population of less than 100. Historians regard the August 4, 1830, filing of the plat as the official recognition of a location ...

  8. List of city squares by size - Wikipedia

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    Tomáš Baťa Square: Sezimovo Ústí Czech Republic: 15,600 168,000: 205 by 77 m (673 by 253 ft) Mírové Square: Litoměřice Czech Republic: 15,500 167,000: 195 by 90 by 180 by 75 m (640 by 295 by 591 by 246 ft) 1220s [57] Velké Square: Hradec Králové Czech Republic: 15,500 167,000: 340 by 90 by 320 by 10 m (1,115 by 295 by 1,050 by 33 ft ...

  9. Wrigley Square - Wikipedia

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    Wrigley Square is a public square located in the northwest section of Millennium Park in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The square is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Randolph Street and North Michigan Avenue . [ 2 ]