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1837.gif Sheldon Peck moves to Lombard.
1869.gif (1307 bytes) Lombard gets its name.
1870.gif (1307 bytes) First Church of Lombard is built.
1878.gif (1284 bytes) Hammerschmidt Brick & Tile Company
1881.gif (1280 bytes) Orphan Annie House is built.
1882.gif (1281 bytes) Home of Lombard Historical Society
1891.gif (1276 bytes) Ellen Martin, first woman to vote.
1905.gif (1296 bytes) Josiah Reade House, the first library
1927.gif (1267 bytes) Plum Library & Lilacia Park are founded.
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 DuPage Theatre opens.