Evanstn, a post-village of Illinois, on Lake Michigan, 12 miles N. of Chicago by rail, with a number of handsome residences, the Garrett Biblical Institute, a ladies' college, and the Northwestern University (Methodist). Pop. 4400.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 470
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