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  2. Lake Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Lake Chicago was a prehistoric proglacial lake that is the ancestor of what is now known as Lake Michigan, one of North America's five Great Lakes. Formed about 13,000 years ago and fed by retreating glaciers, it drained southwest through the Chicago Outlet River.

  3. List of beaches in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Contiguous with Leone/Loyola Beach located at 1050 West Pratt Boulevard. Formerly named Pratt Boulevard Beach, it was renamed for local neighborhood activist Tobey Prinz by the Chicago Park District in 2014. There is a fishing pier and during the fall it is possible to catch salmon. [9] [13]

  4. Ashland Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Ashland Avenue is a north-south street in Chicago, in whose grid system it is designated as 1600W. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) west of State Street , the city's north-south baseline. It is one of the major streets on the city's west side.

  5. Chicago Lakefront Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Lakefront Trail (LFT [1]) is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) [2] partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities.

  6. Statue of Nathan Hale (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The original statue was sculpted in 1899 by Bela Pratt and installed at Yale University, where Pratt, Hale, and McCormick had attended. The widow of Pratt granted permission for a replica to be created. [1] [4] The original statue was borrowed and a plaster cast was made. Brooklyn sculptor Guido Gargani was chosen to create the statue for ...

  7. Henry Pratt Company - Wikipedia

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    The company was incorporated on November 1, 1901 as the Henry Pratt Boiler and Machine Company. The founder Henry Pratt was named as president and treasurer. It was located at 875 S. Halsted Street in Chicago in a building that housed the office, machine shop and boiler shop.

  8. Emmanuel Pratt - Wikipedia

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    Emmanuel Pratt is an American Urban Designer. [1] In 2009 he co-founded the Sweet Water Foundation, which practices "Regenerative Neighborhood Development" on the South Side of Chicago . [ 2 ]

  9. Pratt Lake - Wikipedia

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    Pratt Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The surface area of the lake is 180 acres (73 ha). [1] It reaches a depth of 28 feet (8.5 m). [1] Pratt Lake was named after one Mr. Pratt, a businessperson who rented cabins at the lake to visitors. [2]