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2. Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial - Wikipedia

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   A tablet marking Lincoln's First Home in Illinois. The abandoned Lincoln cabin remained on the site and was re-used as a school house and a farm building. [4] It was ignored until 1865 when it was dismantled and shipped for public viewing to Chicago; Boston Common; and finally the private museum in New York City operated by showman P.T. Barnum.

4. Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite - Wikipedia

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   Their house was a 22-by-40-foot (6.7 m × 12.2 m) log cabin filled with fine furniture and paintings. [5] Following Point du Sable's departure from Chicago, the home became the property of John Kinzie. In 1834 the land owned by Kinzie was platted and sold. [6]

5. John Patton Log Cabin - Wikipedia

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   The John Patton Log Cabin is a log home located in Lexington Park District Park in Lexington, Illinois. The home was built in 1829 by John Patton, an early settler of McLean County . Patton, who was originally from Switzerland County, Indiana , came to a Kickapoo village in the area; he built his cabin with the tribe's assistance three months ...

6. Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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   The Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area is a protected area and historic district in Riverwoods, Illinois, United States. The area was a weekend getaway for businessman Edward L. Ryerson, who built a cabin there in 1928. He built three other cabins for friends, and had a country house built in 1942.

7. 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 ...