As a newcomer to the area, Rusty

          found the following interesting   

 

         Geneva “City of Charm”

 

Fayban’s Research Lab - precursor to Code Breaking and U.S Intelligence Agency thanks to

 

Elisebeth Smith Friedman and her husband Robert were the top code breakers in the world did most of their work in Geneva

 

Col. Fayban had a windmill reconstructed in his park

 

Scenic location along the Fox River with 160 shops and restaurants​; the most famous being the 100+ year old Little Traveler Shop on 3rd Street

 

Silvestri Candies started in Cicero, IL before moving to GenevaSeveral

 

Frank Lloyd Wright homes are in area 

 

A Viking Ship (replica), which arrived in Chicago for the 1993 Columbia Exhibition is located at Good Templar Park. Over 23000 people have visited the ship since 2008. 

 

Former home of Illinois State Girls Training School and Cemetery.  The cemetery can be seen in the subdivision on Rt 25 just south and over the railroad bridge​

 

Campana Company factory built in 1936 to produce Italian Balm.

 

Hospitals: Colonial Hospital on 3rd St. 1903 -1925​;  2nd Hospital: Community Hospital began in 1925 on 2nd St.; it was combined with St Charles Delnor Hospital in late 1980’s to form Delnor Community Hospital on Randall Rd. in Geneva

 

There are 27 Geneva cities in the U.S. and 4 outside of the U.S