Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,866 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 24,303 as of 2005. The city was founded in July 1901 by John Alexander Dowie. He also started the Zion Tabernacle of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, which was the only church in town. It was built in the early 1900s and burned down in 1937.
Zion is located at 42°27′12″N 87°50′25″W / 42.45333°N 87.84028°W / 42.45333; -...
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Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,866 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 24,303 as of 2005. The city was founded in July 1901 by John Alexander Dowie. He also started the Zion Tabernacle of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, which was the only church in town. It was built in the early 1900s and burned down in 1937.
Zion is located at 42°27′12″N 87°50′25″W / 42.45333°N 87.84028°W / 42.45333; -87.84028 (42.453221, -87.840222).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km²), all of it land.
The city is one of only a few in the world to have ever been completely planned out before building. Dr. Dowie modeled the city layout after the Union Flag, because he was originally from Scotland and Australia. In the planning stage he mailed the mayors of many large cities across the world for suggestions on how to design the best city possible. A few of the recommendations were:
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