RIVERVIEW ILLINOIS

NAME: Riverview Illinois COUNTY: Cook ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Accessible year round BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: The area has been Incorporated by Des Plaines since 1925, and iscovered mostly in residential area. nothing remains of the post office,fire station, train station or town hall. REMAINS: A few houses remain on Deane St and Circle Ave.

This town was a farming/industrial/railroad town and was settled in 1833.The railroad was built in 1859 and the town was started at thattime..Riverview was incorporated in 1876 and had a post office from1876-1925. By 1885 the town had 4 factories. Four years later a fifthfactory opened making Riverview a boom town. Submitted by: Joseph Johnson

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