"City of Seven Hills" - Rosenheimers Hill
Introduction
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Dating back to the late 1800's and early 1900's Schleisingerville was referred to as the "City of Seven Hills".
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The hill centered in the picture is considered Rosenheimers Hill.
Backstory and Context
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This name came about as a result of the Roman city of Romulus which was founded on April 21, 753 BC and is said to be built on seven hills. In a 1912 book written by Carl Quickert named the History of Washington County he refers to Schleisingerville as the Romulus of the "City of the Seven Hills,".
Rosenheimers Hill is named after Lehman Rosenheimer in 1855 would purchase a large portion of the hill and where he commenced his trade merchandising cattle, grain, hides, butter, eggs, and all other possible farm products. This hill also includes Ski View Court and Heder Drive.
Sources
Quickert, Carl. History of Washington County. Chicago, IL. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912.
Edward H. Wolf Schleisingerville to Slinger Historical Museum