AndersonvilleUniv 101 Project by Cassie,

Hannah, Erin, Nicole, and

Troy

History

Andersonville started as a cherry orchard

in the mid 1800s

After the great Chicago Fire, wooden

houses were outlawed. Therefore, many

people moved around. Swedish settled in

Andersonville.

Points of Reference

Clark Street is

the main street

of reference in

Andersonville

The Swedish-

American

Museum

(see picture)

Demographics

History

Andersonville is part of the Edgewater neighborhood, in the northwestern part of Chicago.

As of 2013, the median house hold income was $43,331.00.

Racial Demographics

White- 54.65%

Black- 14.34%

Hispanic- 16.49%

Asian- 11.65%

Other- 2.88%

Location 1. Walk to Loyola Red

Line Stop

2. Get off at Berwyn

3. Walk .7 miles

4. Arrive!

Andersonville Today

Today, Andersonville is considered equally

historic and contemporarily unique

Recently, Andersonville has taken many

steps toward sustainability as a town.

Communities everywhere now look to

emulate Andersonville’s sustainable

efforts.

Delve into Swedish History

• 87 year old water tower

• Flag painted on in1990s

• Taken down due to ice

damage last March

• Raising money to restore it

• Proceeds from all festivals

go to the restoration

Events and Traditions

St. Lucia Festival of Lights

Torch lit procession and gathering at museum

Julmarknad

Swedish handicrafts fair

Taste of Andersonville dinner crawl

Buy tickets for different routes

Annual Midsommarfest

50th year 2015

Julmarknad

Midsommarfest

St. Lucia Festival of Lights

REFLECTIONS

Personal experiences and thoughts about trip

Works Cited

"EVENTS." Andersonville. Andersonville

Chamber of Commerce, 2014.

Web.21Oct. 2014.

"Follow Us." Andersonville. N.p., n.d. Web. 19

Oct. 2014.

"Iconic Andersonville Water Tower

Coming Down - CBS Chicago." CBS

Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

"Latest News." Swedish American Museum -.

N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.

"Välkommen!" Swedish Bakery. N.p., n.d.

Web. 21 Oct. 2014.