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Voters backed establishment of Miller Park in 1887 - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper) Miller Park Collection , McLean County Museum of History 40°28′04″N 89°00′17″W / 40.46778°N 89.00472°W / 40.46778; -89
It occupies an abandoned Illinois Central Gulf Railroad corridor that runs through the 'Twin Cities' of Bloomington and Normal in McLean County, Illinois. The trail, which is owned by the municipalities of Bloomington and Normal, is used by bikers, inline skaters, walkers, runners and skiers, and covers approximately 37 mi (60 km). of former ...
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States.The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, [5] making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. [6]
The zoo was started when a circus lion cub ended up on James T. Miller's farm around 1900, and was eventually given to the city of Bloomington. [3] The lion, later named "Big Jim", died on March 26, 1912. After Big Jim's death, funds were raised to construct the Koetthoefer Animal Building by Bloomington architect Arthur L. Pillsbury.
The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.
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State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. [3] Specifically, “State Park” refers to sites “exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain” and that “offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy”.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The City of Bloomington is asking its residents on Tuesday to do their part to properly dispose of leaves. According to the city, leaves should be piled at the curb to ...