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Illinois Centennial Memorial Column rests in the center of the square named for American Civil War General John A. Logan.. Illinois Centennial Memorial Column, Logan Square Monument or Illinois Centennial Monument is a public monument in the Logan Square community area and the Chicago Landmark and National Register of Historic Places-listed Logan Square Boulevards Historic District.
Logan Square also includes the Illinois Centennial Monument, which was erected in 1918 to celebrate Illinois' centennial. The boulevards pass through residential areas and are lined with homes in a variety of architectural styles.
The trail is common with the Pacific Crest Trail from Three Points to Vincent Gap and passes over Mount Baden-Powell. Spokane River Centennial Trail: 37 60 Washington: Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls, Washington: Washington / Idaho state line: Paved trail along the Spokane River connects to the North Idaho Centennial Trail for further 23 miles.
The Prairie Trail is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] shared use path for walking and cycling, located in McHenry County, Illinois. The path is part of the Grand Illinois Trail and connects McHenry County to other trails in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is considered to be a good example of converting old methods of transportation to a new one. [2]
The Elgin Branch and Main Stem are part of the 575-mile (925 km) long Grand Illinois Trail in north-central Illinois. On a more local level, the Prairie Path intersects with Kane County's Fox River Trail four times, and the Great Western Trail—a parallel connector between the Main Stem at Lombard and the Elgin Branch.
In 1918, Illinois voters were given the opportunity to vote on a $60 million bond package (equivalent to $850 million in 2023 [7]) for the creation of a 48-route state highway system. Route 3 was planned from Morrison to Chester by way of the Quad Cities, Monmouth, Beardstown , Jacksonville, Alton, and East St. Louis. [ 8 ]
The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District, which encompasses most of the Boulevard System, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [14] The approved listing, stretches approximately 26 miles, including 8 parks, 19 boulevards, and 6 squares, as well as adjacent properties that preserve structures built from the 19th century to the 1940s.
Bordering the Iron Works is the Illinois and Michigan Canal and attached I & M Canal Trail. [14] The site is also an access point for the 12.5-mile (20.1 km) I&M Canal Trail/Centennial Trail. This trail, of which portions are paved or crushed limestone, connects Joliet's City Center to the Centennial Trail in Cook County, Illinois.