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2. Illinois Historic Preservation Division - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) was created by State law in July 1985. What was the agency's oldest bureau, the Illinois State Historical Library, was created in 1889, but the origins of the agency could be said to date back to the state's involvement in building and caring for the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.

3. List of nature centers in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Chicago area: Operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, 226 acres, exhibits on area natural history The Grove: Glenview: Cook: Chicago area: Operated by the Glenview Park District, 123 acres, natural and cultural history displays, 1856 period house, log cabin, Native American longhouse, replica one-room schoolhouse, wetland ...

4. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Trailside Museum of Natural History: River Forest: Cook: Chicago area: Natural history: Operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, live animals, focuses on area wildlife and plants: Homepage: Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum: Sparta: Randolph: Southern: Sports: Located in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources World ...

5. List of museums in Iowa - Wikipedia

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   This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

6. List of natural history museums in the United States

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   The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia . The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , was founded in 1812.

7. List of historical societies in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Idaho State Museum: Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society: Illinois State Museum: Indiana: Indiana Historical Society: Indiana State Museum: Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa: State Historical Museum of Iowa: Kansas: Kansas Historical Society: Kansas Museum of History: Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society: Kentucky Museum Thomas D ...

8. List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;

9. Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Wikipedia

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   The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.