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George Fabyan was a millionaire businessman
who had a thirst for knowledge. Inheritance from
his tycoon-father's textile business, Bliss, Fabyan
& Co. provided the inancial foundation from
which the Colonel and his wife, Nelle, established
their legacy. Riverbank, their estate on the Fox
River in Geneva, Illinois spanned approximately
300 acres and featured, among other things, a
Japanese Garden, private zoo, Roman-style
swimming pool, greenhouses, gardens, grottoes,
a lighthouse, a Dutch-style windmill, a country
club, a small farm and a scientiic laboratory
Fabian Park on the Fox River in Geneva, Illiinos complex.
Not much is known about these two small
lighthouses on the Fox River in St. Charles,
Illinois.
On the Fox River in Illinois
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