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As the community developed, a small portion became known as "No Man's Land," as it was at this site that fireworks, illegal in other localities, were sold. Wilmette attained further notoriety in 1860, when a lumber schooner struck the Lady Elgin and 293 people died. Dramatic changes took place from 1908-1910 when the Chicago Sanitary District experimented with a new waterway system. The landfills created by this work were later transformed into Gilson Park Beach. The site is an exclusive residential area with many old homes on large acreages.
As the community developed, a small portion became known as "No Man's Land," as it was at this site that fireworks, illegal in other localities, were sold. Wilmette attained further notoriety in 1860, when a lumber schooner struck the Lady Elgin and 293 people died. Dramatic changes took place from 1908-1910 when the Chicago Sanitary District experimented with a new waterway system. The landfills created by this work were later transformed into Gilson Park Beach. The site is an exclusive residential area with many old homes on large acreages.
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