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  2. North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Many credit Walter S. Gurnee as the father of the North Shore. [2] One of the earliest known monographs to be devoted to the North Shore, The Book of the North Shore (1910), and its companion volume, The Second Book of the North Shore (1911), were written by Marian A. White, whose husband J. Harrison White had established a weekly newspaper in Rogers Park in 1895 called the North Shore ...

  3. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (reporting mark CNSM), also known as the North Shore Line, was an interurban railroad that operated passenger and freight service over an 88.9-mile (143.1 km) route between the Chicago Loop and downtown Milwaukee, as well as an 8.6-mile (13.8 km) branch line between the villages of Lake Bluff and Mundelein, Illinois.

  4. List of beaches in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    List of beaches in Chicago. Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown. Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North. 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District.

  5. Geography of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.

  6. North Shore Channel - Wikipedia

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    The North Shore Channel is a drainage canal built between 1907 and 1910 to flush the sewage-filled North Branch of the Chicago River down the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. [1] The sewage carrying duty has been largely taken over by the Chicago Deep Tunnel, but there are still occasional discharges due to heavy rains.

  7. South Shore, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Rainbow Beach along the shore of Lake Michigan. South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked ...

  8. Talk:North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Barkeep49 05:04, 3 September 2005 (UTC) [ reply] You are correct. There are two concepts of the North Shore. The original usage refers to the communities north of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan. The second concept of the North Shore is a cultural and social concept in which some people posit that Deerfield, Northbrook, Northfield, and ...

  9. North Shore Congregation Israel - Wikipedia

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    North Shore Congregation Israel. /  42.1502°N 87.7585°W  / 42.1502; -87.7585. North Shore Congregation Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1185 Sheridan Road in Glencoe, on the North Shore of Chicago, in Illinois, in the United States.