1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 16… (1911)
“ The city is picturesquely situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (9 m. long and 11/2 to 3 m. wide) , a beautiful body of remarkably clear water, fed by springs, and encircled by rolling hills covered with thick groves of hardwood trees. The region is famous as a summer resort, particularly for Chicago people. The city is the seat of Oakwood Sanitarium, and at Williams Bay, 6 m. distant, is the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago. Dairying is the most important industrial interest. The first settlement on Lake Geneva was made about 1833. ”
