Highland, Illinois Highland Location of Highland inside Illinois Location of Highland inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Highland, Illinois Highland is a town/city in Madison County, Illinois, United States.
Highland began as a Swiss settlement and derived its name from later German immigrants.
Highland is a sister town/city of Sursee in Switzerland.
Highland, because it is positioned in Madison County, Illinois, is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St.
Highland, Illinois was settled in the early 19th century by Swiss-German settlers.
The town voted to change its name to the English version - Highland, in the early 20th century, as well as stopping manufacturing of its German language newspaper, in part to avoid negativity towards those of Germanic tradition at the advent of the First World War.
Around the same time, a small town in northern Illinois also started calling itself Highland.
Eventually, the town in northern Illinois became Highland Park.
Highland also has been home to many well-known businesses including Pet Milk and the Wicks Organ Company.
Highland is also home to The Korte Company (builder of many large and well-known buildings including Universal Studios in Florida).
Highland has a rich history including extended visits by such notables as Abraham Lincoln. Highland is in the process of implementing citywide availability of a municipal broadband network using Fiber to the home technology. According to the 2010 census, Highland has a total region of 7.591 square miles (19.66 km2), of which 6.55 square miles (16.96 km2) (or 86.29%) is territory and 1.041 square miles (2.70 km2) (or 13.71%) is water. The Highland Community Unit School District serves Highland region students including those from Alhambra, Illinois, Grantfork, Illinois, and New Douglas, Illinois.
Kindergarten through sixth undertaking schools are positioned in each of the districts municipalities while the district's middle and high schools are positioned in Highland.
Starting in August 2014 6th undertaking is positioned at the Highland Middle School.
Additionally, Highland has a small-town parochial school titled St.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Highland is the setting for the first song on the Illinois album by Sufjan Stevens, titled 'Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland, Illinois', in which Stevens mentioned a 21st-century UFO sighting by the owner of the small-town mini-golf course. Highland was also mentioned on The Daily Show on 9 Feb 2006.
There is a monument for him in Highland.
Ken Oberkfell, third baseman with six Major League Baseball teams; World Series champion (1982); born in Highland Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians; born in Highland Aaron Rakers, relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres; born in Highland Jesse D Vincent, Lead singer of Blacktop Boulevard; born in Highland Devon Dumstoff, Bass player of Drew Baldridge Band; born in Highland City of Highland, Illinois.
"Highland Communications Services".
City of Highland, Illinois.
City of Highland Official Website Swiss Settlers in SW Illinois includes searchable English translations of 19th-century works by Swiss pioneer in Highland.
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois, United States
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