Highland

The region of Highland was first settled in large numbers by Swiss immigrants in 1831, who called the settlement New Switzerland. The town of Highland was platted in 1837, receiving the name from General Joseph Semple. Sempe, being of Scottish descent, named the town for the Scottish Highlands and the mountainous regions of Switzerland.((Peggy Bellm, “History of Highland,” City of Highland. Retrieved Dec. 2017; W. T. Norton, ed., Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), 529 – 530.))  By 1850, Highland had a population of 704 people.((The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850 (Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1853), 712.)) As of the 2010 census, the city of Highland has a population of 9,919.((Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 128.))

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Highland Articles (7 Total)

	Ethel’s in Highland August 27, 2018 by Darren Latham
	Highland Community Unit School District #5 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	Latzer, Louis (1848 – 1924) March 21, 2017 by Angela Little
	Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball League June 4, 2020 by Shannan Mason
	Triad Community Unit School District #2 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	The Village Motel in Highland December 5, 2017 by Kevin Crask
	Wicks Organ Company of Highland May 2, 2019 by Abbie Schaefer

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