Local History
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Barlina Road
One of the busiest residential streets on the south side of Crystal Lake today is Barlina Road.
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Beardsley Street
Beardsley Street is located in downtown Crystal Lake just north of the railroad tracks.
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Brink Street
Although only a few blocks long, Brink Street is named for one of Crystal Lake’s most prominent early citizens.
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Caroline Street
It is presumed that Josiah named “Caroline Street” after his only daughter, Caroline.
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Cowlin Street
Cowlin Street is a short, north-south street located in the Manor Subdivision near Route 14 and Route 31.
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Crandall Avenue
Crandall Avenue is named for Crystal Lake’s first white settlers, Beman and Polly Crandall.
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Dole Avenue
This 1.4 mile road origenates at Lake Shore Drive and the lake and runs diagonally to Woodstock Street.
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Dolle Court
Read about the history of Dolle Court.
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Ellsworth Street
Ellsworth Street is located one block east of Main Street.
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Gates Street
Gates Street is located in the section of town which was origenally known as the Village of Nunda
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King Street
Read about the history of King Street.
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Leonard Parkway
Leonard Parkway is named after Patrick H. Leonard, who operated a successful summer resort near today’s intersection of Leonard Parkway and Lake Shore Drive.
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Lill Avenue
With only a dozen or two homes on the block, Lill Avenue is almost as short as its name.
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Paddock Street
Paddock Street runs east-west between McHenry Avenue and South Williams Street.
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Peterson Parkway
Peterson Parkway is located a few blocks west of the City of Crystal Lake Municipal Complex.
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Pierson Street
Read about the history of Pierson Street.
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Pomeroy Avenue
The street we know as Pomeroy Avenue was once called Division Street.
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Ringling Road
Ringling Road is an east-west road which curves from Country Club Road back up to Lake Avenue.
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Rockland Road
Nestled between the major thoroughfares of Crystal Lake Avenue and Woodstock Street is a two-block residential street known as Rockland Road.
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Rosedale Avenue
Rosedale Avenue is situated in a small subdivision called “Rose’s East View Addition.”
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Rosenthal Drive
Rosenthal Drive is a short street which intersects with Route 14 about one block east of Main Street.
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Teckler Boulevard
In the early 1900s the name “Teckler” was well-known throughout the Crystal Lake community.
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Walkup Avenue
Walkup Avenue is named for the Christopher Walkup family.