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“Now, I don’t know how the railroad yard ever was named Faithorn,” he added.Another Crete roadway with a history is Goodenow road, named after George W. Goodenow, founder of * Goodenow, an unincorporated village southeast of Crete.A lot of roads were named after •real people. Cicero avenue, for example, is named after the Roman orator who opposed the crowning of emperors and favored a republic. Crawford avenue was named for Peter Crawford, a farmer who came from Scotland in the mid- 1800s. In some areas, Crawford is known as Pulaski road,in this area are the idea of housing developers. Haven avenue sounds like a safe place to live in Orland Hills. Green Valley drive must have its high points to offer citizens of Palos Hills.SO WHEN IT comes down to history, it remains to be seen whether Flossmoor road will ever hold a candle to the mighty Cicero.Flossmoor, by the way, was a name chosen by the U.S. Postal department from a list of names submitted in a contest conducted by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad which parceled out the property along its right-of-way.Aft
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Crete Star
Crete, Illinois, US
Sun, Feb 01, 1987
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