Glen Ellyn took its name from a Victorian real estate development whose massive promotional campaigns brought this unusually beautiful village to the attention of city dwellers eager to move their families away from the grimy; coal-fired environs of Chicago. Its story begins with hardy New Englanders who felled trees to build log cabins; broke the virgin prairie sod; and trapped wild game in the marshlands that would become greater Chicago; continuing through the radical changes that came with the railroad and the Civil War. From Potawatomi Indians and pioneers to an important Underground Railway station; from a luxurious lakeside health resort with a fabulous grand hotel to one of Chicagorsquo;s premier suburban communities; Glen Ellyn presents the villagersquo;s rich history with evocative photographs from the collection of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful!By Jude BarnesI love this book series. Informative with great accompanying photographs. Ive lived all over the US have found books in this series on every single location. whether big city or village. from New York state to a village in the state of Washington.
