History Highland was settled in the early 19th century by Swiss-German settlers. The town was founded in 1837 and celebrated its 175th Jubilee in 2012. It was first named Helvetia (pronounced hellveesha) in accordance with the heritage of the town's Swiss-German founding members. The town voted to change its name to the English version, "Highland", in the early 20th century, as well as stopping production of its German language newspaper, in part to avoid negativity towards those of Germanic heritage at the advent of the First World War. Around the same time, a small town in northern Illinois also started calling itself Highland. Eventually, the town in northern Illinois became Highland Park.
History Highland was settled in the early 19th century by Swiss-German settlers The town was founded in 1837 and celebrated its 175th Jubilee in 2012 It was first named Helvetia (pronounced hellveesha) in accordance with the heritage of the town's Swiss-German founding members The town voted to change its name to the English version "Highland" in the early 20th century as well as stopping production of its German language newspaper in part to avoid negativity towards those of Germanic heritage at the advent of the First World War Around the same time a small town in northern Illinois also started calling itself Highland Eventually the town in northern Illinois became Highland Park