Rolling Meadows High School - Yearling Yearbook (Rolling Meadows, IL)

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Rm+ : TUBES Where farmlands once were, now stands businesses, corporations and schools. The communities of Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows make up the student body of Rolling Meadows High School RBIHGTD FBEIIGHTS In the last 90 years, the suburb of Arlington Heights has grown into a industrious town. Arlington Heights began as the town of Dunton in the year 1836 and was incorporated in 1887. Arlington was settled by Asa Dunton. Dunton's son, William, brought the railroad through the region and promoted the town which he named after himself. Twenty years later, land dealers persuaded the towns-people to change the name from Dunton to Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights has grown from a population of 8,769 in 1950 to the present 71,200. Arlington is an affluent commuter community, most residents work in the city of Chicago. Famous sites of Arlington include the Arlington Park Race Track, f'The Historical Society and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library which has over 214,000 volumes. RUDDI IHEFIDCUJS Rolling Meadows, like Arlington, began as farmland. The area of Rolling Meadows was bought in the early 50's by a builder named Kimball Hill. HilI's purpose was to build homes for veteran's of World War ll. The town was completed on February 26, 1955. Rolling Meadows also has many train commuters. Most of the homes are single-family dwellings and many of the original buyers are still residing there. Rolling Meadows has a great deal of industry and business lsuch as the Western Electric Companyl. These industries and businesses pay taxes to the city making it one of the best financed cities in America. Rolling Meadows enjoys such luxuries as Mercedes Benz garbage trucks and the finest police car equipment. Several of Rolling Meadows scenic views include the Gould Center, with its famous Picasso, the Nude Bather. Rolling Meadows is also the home office for Chemplex. Their building won a National Architecture Award. But the most famous building is Rolling Meadows High School. The high school is located on a 42 acre site and cost approximately 9.5 million dollars. A MT me Arlington Heights home kuam Nt

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