Until the turn of the century, the area now known as the Village of Midlothian – named for an ancient borough in Scotland – was little more than a milk stop along the Rock Island Railroad serving a few area farmers. Industrialists, looking for respite and retreat from the crowded city, discovered the green knolls and rolling fairways of the new Midlothian Country Club and golf course. Deciding they needed faster transportation, they petitioned the Rock Island to build a spur track, and soon passenger trains were speeding people from city to the quiet little village.