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Posted inForest Park History

Wishing Forest Park a happy 100th

by Jill Wagner January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

In early 1956, the year of the village’s centennial birthday, people in town took a leap back in time by growing beards and mustaches, donning dresses from the previous century, tying bows around their necks and commuting now and again in horse and carriages throughout town. This photo features, from the far left: Dr. Henry […]

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