Map of Glen Ellyn (1894)
Title
Map of Glen Ellyn (1894)
Subject
Lake Ellyn
Description
This document is a map from a 1894 real estate brochure showing Lake Ellyn, the Glen Ellyn Hotel and nearby mineral springs, and Stacy Park. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect Park Improvement Association, dammed one of the springs that ran in the area. The Glen Ellyn Hotel that existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.
Creator
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Source
TIFF of a paper original
Publisher
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Date
1894
Contributor
Courtesy of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Rights
Copyright Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Format
JPEG
Language
en
Type
Image
Identifier
GEHS-09_Map of Glen Ellyn-1894
Coverage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Original Format
map or plat
Physical Dimensions
unknown
Files
Collection
Citation
Glen Ellyn Historical Society, “Map of Glen Ellyn (1894),” Glen Ellyn Park District History, accessed May 18, 2024, https://geparkhistory.omeka.net/items/show/217.