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Added to NRHP. March 4, 1985 and May 8, 1985 (For Starved Rock) [3] Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources is a Multiple Property Submission on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Illinois. The listing includes the lodge and cabin sites in five different Illinois State Parks.
The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas. [1] The parks range from small day-use affairs to larger parks that boast everything from fancy lodges ...
Coordinates. 39°52′59″N 90°55′31″W / 39.88306°N 90.92528°W / 39.88306; -90.92528. Area. 3,323 acres (1,345 ha) Established. 1940. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Siloam Springs State Park is an Illinois state park on 3,323 acres (1,345 ha) in Adams and Brown counties, Illinois, United States.
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for ...
85002404 [1] Added to NRHP. March 4, 1985. The White Pines State Park Lodge and Cabins are located in rural Ogle County, Illinois near the village of Mount Morris. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The Cabins are one of two Historic Places found in or near Mount Morris, the other is the Samuel M. Hitt House.
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre (0.3 km 2) history park located eight miles (13 km) south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S., near the town of Lerna. The centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln , father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln .
It is part of the Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources. The park was established in 1927 and the lodge was built in 1934 as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps . [ 1 ] The museum itself opened in the lodge in 1939 [ 2 ] with a collection started by Dr. John Hauberg, a Rock Island philanthropist.
Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (3,260 ha) protected area in southwestern Jersey County, Illinois, United States. [2] It is located near the city of Grafton, Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Illinois River. The park is located on Illinois Route 100, which at this location is also part of both the Great ...