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The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.44. 33.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64 and 8.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.
Fielders Stadium. / 42.46587; -87.87961. Fielders Stadium is an unfinished baseball park in Zion, Illinois. It was nicknamed "A Diamond on the Border" and "Lake County's Field of Dreams." It was the designated home of the Lake County Fielders (2009-2012) of the North American League. The ballpark was to be located on the corner of 9th Street ...
Camp Logan (Illinois) / 42.46833°N 87.80861°W / 42.46833; -87.80861. Camp Logan, Illinois was an Illinois National Guard base and rifle range from 1892 to the early 1970s. At one time the Camp was 200 acres (0.81 km 2 ). [2] Several buildings survive today as they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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. [1] The parks range from small day-use affairs to larger parks that boast everything from fancy lodges ...
Statehood[edit] On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. expansion began in the south part of the state and quickly spread northward, driving out the native residents. In 1832, some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but were driven out in the Black Hawk War, fought by militia.
In 1958, the Illinois Beach Hotel was opened within the park. Geology. The park is located in the 12 mile long Zion Beach Ridge Plain. The Zion Beach Ridge Plain is 3,700 years old and composed of curvilinear ridge-and-swale topography. The beach ridges support black oak savanna habitat, while wetlands dominate the swales.
There’s no entrance fee to visit the state natural area, which you can find by plugging 930 Sunflower Lane, Belknap, IL 62908 into your GPS. The visitor’s center is open Wednesday through ...
Carlyle, Illinois. Coordinates. 38°39′30″N 89°19′51″W. / 38.65833°N 89.33083°W / 38.65833; -89.33083. Area. 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area ⫽ ˈheɪzlɛt ⫽ is an Illinois state park on 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) in Clinton County, Illinois ...