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The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. The site takes its name from the Briscoe family, who owned the property until selling it to the state.
Channahon (/ ˈ ʃ æ n ə h ɒ n / SHAN-ə-hon) [5] is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. [1]Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River.
Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877 Korean War National Museum , Sangamon, closed in 2017, collections transferred to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum [ 82 ]
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation. JOHN O'CONNOR. May 26, 2024 at 12:45 AM. ... Regardless of its history, Wills said the flag has ...
website, operated by the Peoria Park District, 540 acre preserve, 7 miles of trails, natural history museum and bird observation room, musical and educational programs Four Rivers Environmental Education Center: Channahon: Will: Chicago area: website, operated by the Forest Preserve District of Will County in 525-acre McKinley Woods - Kerry ...
Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word [clarification needed] meaning "the meeting of the waters". [citation needed] It lies adjacent to the confluence of the Dupage, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers. The park is near the municipality of Channahon ...
Location of Champaign County in Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
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.