Lincoln Park was established in 1860 over the original City
Cemetery. Due to the water table of Lake Michigan, the graves were shallow and many
contained cholera and smallpox victims. Concerned city officials and private
citizens proposed a bill that would prevent more graves on the site and allocated more
acreage for the creation of what is now known as Lincoln Park which stretches over the
north end of the Gold Coast and reaches up into the North Side along Lake Michigan.
Lincoln Park is one
of four of Chicago's largest Parks, (the others being Grant, Washington, and Jackson
Parks) and is a favorite recreation area for residents.
The park features a large conservatory which can be rented out for events and parties, a zoo, lagoons, a boathouse (which, during summer months, rents
out small paddle boats and canoes on the lagoons), and many winding tails that are often
shrouded in fog during the evenings and early mornings.
Lincoln Park's long lake front stretch is a wide avenue that is
often crowded with Chicagoans enjoying carriage rides, a
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Lincoln Park, N. Lake Shore Drive.
Lincoln Park, Path.
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stroll,
the view, or fishing.
This is part of the city's Lake Shore Drive
coastline which runs the length of the city.
Lincoln Park, Conservatory and Grounds.
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