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Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 1,104 acres (447 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.. Part of this area used to be owned by Piankeshaw Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) a former part of Prairielands Council BSA, after those councils merged in 1992.
Sheffield is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 821 at the 2020 census. The population was 821 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 1980: Lake: State The site is a part of Illinois Beach State Park, and contains a wide range of savanna, prairie, wetland and beach ecosystems, as well as numerous endangered species. LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area: 1974
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia , between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory ; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
Camp Point Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,654 and it contained 679 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,654 and it contained 679 housing units.
Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground is a historic Methodist church camp at 1250 Campground Road in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA.. The annual camp meeting was established in 1860 by a group of Methodist ministers and businessmen, including the future war hero and Illinois Governor John L. Beveridge, on the scenic land of Squire Socrates Rand along the Des Plaines River.
During the Civil War, Camp Butler was the second largest military training camp in Illinois, second only to Camp Douglas in Chicago.After President Lincoln's call for troops in April, 1861, the U.S. War Department sent then Brigadier-General William T. Sherman to Springfield, Illinois, to meet with Governor Richard Yates for the purpose of selecting a suitable site for a training facility.
Concord Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,423 and it contained 738 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,423 and it contained 738 housing units.