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Website. mortonarb.org. The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden [1] and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. [2] Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres), include cataloged collections of trees and other living plants ...
White Pines Forest State Park, more commonly referred to as White Pines State Park, is an Illinois state park in Ogle County, Illinois. It is located near the communities of Polo, Mount Morris and Oregon. The 385-acre (156 ha) park contains the southernmost remaining stand of native white pine trees in the state of Illinois, and that area, 43 ...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago, also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, [ 2 ][ 3 ] is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. It houses around 450 species of animals in an area of 216 acres (87 ha). It opened on July 1, 1934, and quickly gained international recognition for using moats and ditches instead of cages to separate ...
August 6, 1998. Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on 204 acres (0.83 km 2), in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
He was a childhood resident of Lake View until his family moved to Evanston, Illinois. [18] Robert S. Kennemore (1920–1989), recipient of the Medal of Honor for conduct at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. He resided at 746 West California Terrace prior to his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps in 1940. [19] [20]
Website. www.centennialbeach.org. Centennial Beach is a public aquatic park located at 500 W. Jackson Avenue in Naperville, Illinois. The Beach is within an abandoned, double quarry alongside the DuPage River. The facility covers almost 6 acres (24,000 m 2) of land with a full two acres (8,000 m 2) or 6.2 million gallons of open water from Lake ...
Mallard Lake County Forest Preserve is a 949 acres (3.8 km 2) forest preserve surrounding Mallard lake, located predominantly in Bloomingdale township in northern DuPage County (41°57′59″N 088°07′56″W). At 85 acres (0.3 km 2), Mallard lake is the largest recreational lake in the district. The preserve was started with a donation of ...
Heritage Gardens. Midway Village Museum. Rockford. 42°16′47″N 88°59′10″W / 42.27972°N 88.98611°W / 42.27972; -88.98611. Kaskaskia College Arboretum. Kaskaskia College. Centralia. 38°33′45″N 89°11′34″W / 38.56250°N 89.19278°W / 38.56250; -89.19278. Illinois Central College Arboretum.