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Charles Henry Wacker

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Charles Henry Wacker

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 Oct 1929 (aged 73)
Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Section: LAKESIDE, Lot: 15, Space: 4
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He was a 'mover and shaker' in the early days of Chicago. He was part of the Chicago Plan Commission formed to win acceptance of the famous Burnham Plan of 1909. He was a contemporary of Daniel Burnham and helped him promote his plan for the development of the city's lakefront and system of parks. Lower and Upper Wacker Drive (two roads one on top of the other) in Chicago is named for him.
He was a 'mover and shaker' in the early days of Chicago. He was part of the Chicago Plan Commission formed to win acceptance of the famous Burnham Plan of 1909. He was a contemporary of Daniel Burnham and helped him promote his plan for the development of the city's lakefront and system of parks. Lower and Upper Wacker Drive (two roads one on top of the other) in Chicago is named for him.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 19, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8219/charles_henry-wacker: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Henry Wacker (29 Aug 1856–31 Oct 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8219, citing Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.