Northwestern University

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Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois. The university has its main campus along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Aerial photograph of Northwestern University from Lake Michigan

A postcard of Northwestern University from 1907

Deering Library, which is named in memory of Charles Deering

University Hall (1869), the second building constructed on campus, and the oldest building still standing

Evanston, Illinois

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Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. A suburb of Chicago, Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020.

View of downtown, at Sherman Avenue and Davis Street, looking south/south-east toward Chicago

Evanston as seen in 1919

Downtown Evanston as seen in October 2005

Main Evanston Public Library