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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tazewell 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 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Darin LaHood.Prominent past representatives from the 16th district have included Everett Dirksen, who went on to become the Republican leader in the United States Senate; John B. Anderson, who became the 3rd highest ranking Republican in the House and went on to run as a major independent candidate in the 1980 ...
The Pekin Park District is the second largest in the region (Peoria is the first) with 2,277 acres (921 ha) in 13 parks. [ 76 ] [ 84 ] It is the fifth largest parks district in the state. [ 84 ] It is perhaps best known for Mineral Springs Park and its iconic restored pavilion. [ 76 ]
Kendall County Forest Preserve District - 2,663 acres (10.78 km 2) Lake County Forest Preserve - 31,000 acres (130 km 2) Macon County Conservation District - 3,490 acres (14.1 km 2) McHenry County Conservation District - 24,000 acres (97 km 2) Putnam Country Conservation District - 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) Rock Island Forest Preserve District ...
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges.
Tazewell County (/ t æ z w ɛ l /) is located in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 131,343. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. [2]
Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,426-acre (577 ha) area of semi-protected habitat on the Illinois River southwest of to the city of Pekin, Illinois within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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.