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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
8
Hyde Park residents recount the 1891 Burnham vision that birthed Wooded Island. now the Army proposes a guided missile base. The piece celebrates historic beauty and asks for a Chicago solution balancing defense needs with preservation of Wooded Island’s unique refuge.
In a April 28 meeting nine community leaders and Hyde Park residents pressed to save Wooded Island from a federal guided missile site plan. Speakers stressed the island as a vital social and recreational asset for older residents families and the broader neighborhood including Northwestern Medical faculty wives and Hyde Park families.
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