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Article: Buffalo Grove timeline
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- Buffalo Grove Countryside (IL)
- Article date:
- March 7, 2008
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In the 50 years since it was incorporated, Buffalo Grove has exploded in population from 164 to more than 44,000 in the latest census estimate. But a lot of other things have changed as well. The following is a timeline tracing the origins of Buffalo Grove, along with some highlights of the 50 years following 1958:1834 * The first settlers from New England settled in Buffalo Grove -- lands inhabited at the time by the Pottawatomie tribe. The origin of the area's name likely came from the fact Buffalo Creek ran through a grove of trees in what is now the village. The creek's name may have been due to the fact buffalo once were spotted visiting the area from the west seeking water during a ...
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