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A community is made up of 

people and places. Our school is 

an important place in our 

community. 

We go to Kipling School.

We play on the playground. We 

learn to share and we help 

each other. 

That’s what people in 

communities do.

Many special places in our 

community are close to Kipling 

School. The Historic Village is 

right next to our school. 

Did you know that people have 

been living in our community 

for over 160 years?

Casper Ott and his family were 

some of the first settlers in our 

community. When the Otts built 

this cabin in 1837, there were 

only a few people living in this 

area. 

The Casper Ott Cabin is the 

oldest building in Lake County.

This is the Carriage House. 

Before there were cars and 

garages, people in our 

community put their carriages 

in buildings just like this one. 

On Sundays, in the summer, 

you can see the carriages 

inside.

This is the Little Red 

Schoolhouse. 100 years ago, 

children in our community 

went to a school just like this 

one. 

The Little Red School is one of 

five buildings in the Historic 

Village next to Kipling school.

Ott, Wilmot, and Clark. Do you 

recognize any of these names? 

The early leaders of our 

community are laid to rest in 

the Deerfield Cemetery. 

John Kinzie Clark lived in our 

community even before it had 

the name “Deerfield.” He lived 

with the Indians and rode a 

horse to deliver mail for the 

Pony Express.

Today, our community looks 

very different than in those 

early days. If you take a walk 

in our community you will see 

many special places. 

This is where two big streets 

meet. 

Communities have places for 

children to play. Jewett Park is 

a big park near our school. 

At Jewett Park, children play 

sports and play on the 

playground.

Our community has a train 

station. Some grown-ups ride 

on the train to go to work. 

The train station in our 

community was built in 1903.

On the corner of Jewett Park, 

right by the train station, there 

is a Veterans Memorial. This is 

a special place to honor people 

in our community who have 

served in the military.

There are many shopping 

stores in our community. This 

shopping center is called 

Deerfield Square. 

In the summer there are free 

concerts here.

Communities have special 

places where you can buy food. 

There are many restaurants 

and special food shops in our 

community. 

Dear Franks and Deerfields 

Bakery are close to our school.

All around our community, 

there are metal sculptures of 

children playing. Have you 

seen the sculptures that are in 

these pictures? 

Have you seen other sculptures 

in our community? 

The Library is a special building 

in our community. The 

Deerfield Public Library is close 

to our school. 

Have you ever been to the 

Library?

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