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About Franklin Park

German farmers fleeing military conscription were the first to settle in the DesPlaines River area which was previously a meeting point for many Native American tribes in the Northwest. In 1816, The Treaty of Saint Louis established the Indian Boundary Line that is now Franklin Park and River Grove. Named by industry-minded real estate broker, Lesser Franklin, and Incorporated on August 4, 1892, Franklin Park, IL has become one of the largest industrial areas in Illinois. Franklin Park is the home of "The Best Thin Crust Pizza in Chicago" (http://www.grstandpizza.com/video.htm), A.M. Castle & Co, AT Mechanical and over 1,200 industries. According to the 2004 Census, 19,800 people, most of whom, blue collar, resided in this Cook County Illinois village.

-- Latest Update 2010/06/10 by Rome890