| Lake Bluff is
a village in Lake County, Illinois. It is the closest
moderate-sized town near the Great Lakes Navy Base.
The population is 6,056 according to the 2000 census.
The town has a volunteer fire department, and police
department.
In 1836, John and Catherine Cloes
were the first to claim land, 100 Acres, in the area
that would become Lake Bluff. In 1855, the first railroad
in Lake County was completed between Chicago and Waukegan.
When the railroad depot was built in Lake Bluff, the
land became known as Rockland; although the village
is no longer known by that name, there is still a Rockland
Road in the unincorporated section of Lake Bluff, Knollwood.
The area had previously been
known as the Dwyer Settlement, and Oak Hill. The Lake
Bluff Camp Meeting Association was formed and the little
settlement of Rockland was renamed "Lake Bluff."
The Association planned a resort similar to the Chautauqua
movement in the east, one that would provide not only
religious activities but also social, cultural, educational,
and recreational programs. In 1895, Lake Bluff ensured
its future as a suburb and incorporated as a Village.
Charles Trusdell, the first Village President, built
his home at 115 East Center Avenue.
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