Pleasure Driving Horses for Sale near Countryside, IL

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Mule
14 yr old molly mule. Rides and drives. Drives single or double. Has great ..
Crete, Illinois
White
Mule
Mare
19
Crete, IL
IL
$4,000
Tennessee Walking Mare
Hattie will make you a great broodmare and she also drives and rides. Force..
Valparaiso, Indiana
Chestnut
Tennessee Walking
Mare
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Valparaiso, IN
IN
$5,000
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About Countryside, IL

The land where Countryside sits was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and later by early American pioneers in the beginning of the 19th century. Settler Joseph Vial and his family were among the first non-native people to settle in the Countryside area in 1833. The area remained large expanses of rural farmland until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when the fire sent thousands of city dwellers into what is now west suburban Chicago. Land sold for only $2 an acre, which made areas such as Countryside a welcome respite from the congestion and industry in Chicago. Despite the settlement of these early Countryside inhabitants, the area largely remained a quiet farming community until the post- World War II era when suburban areas such as Countryside began to experience explosive growth.