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Land of Oz
The Land of Oz is a magical country first introduced in the classic children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900).
Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north, Quadling Country in the south, Munchkin Country in the east and Winkie Country in the west. Each province has its own ruler, but the realm itself has always been ruled by a single monarch. After "The Marvelous Land of Oz", this monarch is Princess Ozma.
History.
During the 1950s, the area surrounding what is now called Oz Park was in need of improvement. The City of Chicago gave the Lincoln Park Conservation Association permission to improve the community in the 1960s. In 1974, the Chicago Park District acquired the land and began constructing a park. Lyman Frank Baum, a children's author and the creator of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", was a resident of the Lincoln Park area in the 1890s. Remembering its former resident, fans of The Wizard of Oz