Lake Springfield in Illinois: Public Works and Community Design in the Mid-Twentieth Century

A lake is a body of water, but it can also be the place of community During the 1930s, a small creek in central Illinois was dammed and flooded to provide water and power to a growing nearby city. The place was already rich with history, dotted with 10,000 years of archaeological remains, crossed by a 300-year French colonial road, and encompassing farms and small towns frequented by a young Abraham Lincoln. The vision for Lake Springfield included much more than a source of drinking water ...