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Community of Lake Bloomington
History
McLean County, Illinois

(Transcribed by: Teri Moncelle Colglazier)

Money Creek [Township] is of late famous as the site of Lake Bloomington, made by the damming of Money creek one mile above the outlet of the creek into the Mackinaw. Part of the lake is in Hudson township. ["Official souvenir program, McLean County Centennial, Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1930" by: McLean County Illinois Centennial Souvenir Program Committee, Harold Lang and Eugene Funk] Near the village of Hudson, in the northern part of the county, lies Lake Bloomington, a 500-acre body of water created by damming up Money Creek. It is not only the source of Bloomington's water supply but is a recreational area of great popularity in this part of the state. The lake is surrounded by a wooded tract totalling nearly 1,500 acres and containing many summer cottages and permanent homes. Swimming, fishing and boating are afforded by the lake. At the northern end of the lake stands the Pumping Station, designed in the Italian Renaissance style of architecture. A stone gateway near the station has imbedded in it a plaque in memory of Dr. Silas Hubbard, beloved pioneer physician of the area and father of the famous author and master craftsman, Elbert Hubbard. The latter, together with Melville E. Stone, noted editor, are honored in the Stone-Hubbard Memorial, a granite bench which overlooks Lake Bloomington. [This is McLean County, Illinois by: John Drury, The Loree Co., Chicago, Illinois (1955)]

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