Where were Skokie’s (Niles Center’s) original settlers from?
Where were Skokie’s (Niles Center’s) original settlers from, when did they arrive and what did they do?
The first settlers to stay in the area arrived in the 1840s, including the Harrer and Meyer Families.
Most of Skokie’s early settlers were from Germany and Luxembourg and were farmers and green house and small business owners.