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2. Shawnee National Forest - Wikipedia

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   The Shawnee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the Ozark and Shawnee Hills of Southern Illinois, United States. Administered by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service , it consists of approximately 498,615 acres (2,100 km²) of federally managed lands.

3. Lusk Creek Wilderness - Wikipedia

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   Shawnee National Forest was created in 1939, and in 1990, the Illinois Wilderness Act set aside seven separate parcels of land within this National Forest as relatively small wilderness areas. The Lusk Creek Wilderness, one of these parcels, is a roadless parcel of land within the national forest. It is the largest wilderness area in Illinois. [1]

4. Starved Rock State Park - Wikipedia

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   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 any Illinois state park.

5. Garden of the Gods Wilderness - Wikipedia

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   Shawnee National Forest was created in 1939. In 1990, Congressman Glenn Poshard sponsored and Congress passed the Illinois Wilderness Act, which set aside seven separate parcels of land within this National Forest as relatively small wilderness areas. The Garden of the Gods Wilderness, one of these parcels, is a roadless parcel of land within ...

6. Harrisburg, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Located at the concurrency of U.S. Route 45, Illinois Route 13, Illinois Route 145, and Illinois Route 34, Harrisburg is known as the "Gateway to the Shawnee National Forest", [4] and is also known for the Ohio River flood of 1937, the old Crenshaw House (also known as the Old Slave House), the Tuttle Bottoms Monster, prohibition-era gangster ...

7. Giant City State Park - Wikipedia

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   The new cabins are used to lodge visitors to the park, while the lodge houses a restaurant and gift shop. [2] This state park is a National Natural Landmark. The Giant City Stone Fort Site, a prehistoric stone fort located within the park, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]