Editing Highland, Lake County, Indiana (section)

== History ==
[[File:Highland, Lake County, Indiana 1836.png|thumb|left|An 1836 government survey plat of Indiana Survey Township 36N, Range 9W, 2nd Principal Meridian, with the modern borders of Highland outlined in red.]]

In 1847, two pioneers from Ohio, Michael and Judith Johnston, became Highland's first settlers. The town slowly expanded until the early 1880s, when the development of Chicago & Atlantic railroad trackage through the town attracted agriculture and manufacturing industries. Dutch settlers began moving to Highland shortly thereafter from nearby [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]].<ref name="Encyclopedia of Chicago">[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/581.html "Encyclopedia of Chicago"] Retrieved on April 18, 2011.</ref> 304 people resided in Highland when it was incorporated in 1910. In 1992, the [[Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau|Indiana Historical Bureau]] placed a state historical marker at 8941 Kleinman Road ({{coord|41|33|2|N|87|26|14|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|display=inline}}) to recognize the immigration of [[Dutch people|Dutch]] in the [[Calumet Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/history/markers/180.htm |title=Indiana Historical Markers by County |publisher=Indiana Historical Bureau | access-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref>

In 1927, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] visited and delivered the dedication address for Wicker Memorial Park, located on the west side of the town. Highland, as with other towns along the [[Little Calumet River]], has historically been subject to flooding,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/little-calumet-flood-control-project-reaches-halfway-mark/article_97bfa1ed-8e65-5893-b1bd-d4e981ea7675.html|title=Little Calumet Flood Control project reaches halfway mark|date=November 13, 1999 |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |access-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/little-cal-s-history-flows-through-area/article_e8afa606-3040-5960-a3e0-a167577e9e99.html|title=Little Cal's history flows through area|date=September 18, 2006 |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |access-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref> particularly during spring, and particularly in areas away from Ridge Road, which runs along the highest land in the town. Significant floods have affected Highland in 2008, 2007, and especially in September 2006.

On October 31, 2008, Barack Obama, who four days later would be elected the 44th President of the United States, stopped in Highland for a rally that drew 40,000 people to Wicker Park. It was the largest crowd there since President Coolidge dedicated the park in 1927.

[[File:Shops in Highland, Indiana.JPG|thumb|left|Shops in Highland, Indiana (2nd Street & Highway Avenue)]]