Skokie Lagoons: Chicago - Winnetka History

winnetkastory.com Village engineer, Frank Windes came up with the idea of digging a series of lagoons to mitigate the constant floodi ng of western Winnetka, an area the Indians called the "Che-wab Skokie", meaning the swamp prairie. Former Winnetka resident, Harold Ickes, FDR's Secretary of Interior, approved the creation of the Skokie Lagoons as Civilian Conservation Corp project.

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