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Lowden State Park was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008, due to budget cuts by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. [7] After delay, which restored funding for some of the parks, a proposal to close seven state parks and a dozen state historic sites, including Lowden, went ahead on November 30, 2008. [8]
Map of Protected Areas of Illinois ... Lowden State Park: Ogle: 207 0.84 1945: Rock River: Matthiessen State Park: LaSalle: 1,700 6.9 1943: Deer Park Lake, Vermilion ...
On August 7, 1951, Illinois governor Adlai E. Stevenson II signed a bill into law which transferred ownership of a 66-acre (27 ha) section of Lowden State Park to the college, now Northern Illinois University (NIU). [8] The land encompassed the former 15-acre (6.1 ha) site of the Eagle's Nest Art Colony and its buildings.
Black Hawk Statue, Lowden State Park The statue stands on a bluff approximately 140 feet (43 m) feet above the Rock River. The 48-foot (15 m) tall statue, weighing 536,770 pounds (243,470 kg), is said to be the second largest monolithic concrete statue in the world (after Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro).
Lowden State Park, near Oregon, Illinois 42°2′03″N 89°19′59″W / 42.03417°N 89.33306°W / 42.03417; -89.33306 ( Black Hawk Statue (Lowden State Park near Oregon, Illinois
Lowden-Miller State Forest is a conservation area on 2,291 acres (927 ha) in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. [1] The state acquired a 1,186-acre (480 ha) parcel of land for the forest in 1992, and the remainder of the land was acquired in 1993.
Art colony members were required to contribute to the local culture by giving art shows, lectures and plays. In 1904, Taft created The Blind and then began focusing on more monumental works including The Eternal Indian located just north of Oregon in Illinois' Lowden State Park.
Frank Holten State Recreation Area is an urban Illinois state park on 1,080 acres (437 ha) in unincorporated Centreville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is located less than five miles southeast of the Gateway Arch in Greater St. Louis. The park is bisected by Interstate 255.