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Lake County Forest Preserves. Lake County Forest Preserves (also called Lake County Forest Preserve District, or LCFPD) is a governmental organization that purchases land and oversees the use of such public open-space in Lake County, Illinois. [1] It is a member of Chicago Wilderness. [2] The board of directors is also the board of Lake County.
National Millennium Trails. National Millennium Trails are 17 short- and long-distance trails selected from 58 nominees as visionary trails that reflect defining aspects of America's history and culture. The trails were chosen on June 26, 1999, by the White House Millennium Council and announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater at ...
Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Lincoln Trail State Park is a 1,023-acre (414 ha) Illinois state park located in Clark County, Illinois. [ 1] It is positioned 2 miles (3 km) south of the city of Marshall, just west of Illinois Route 1. [ 2] The state acquired the first 31 acres (13 ha) of the park in 1936; the park and lake were ...
The Caspar Ott Cabin, built in 1837, is the oldest structure in Lake County. Lake County at the time of its creation in 1839. The county, which was primarily unsettled prairie and was still home to its native Potawatomi Indians, was created by the Illinois State Legislature in 1839.
There are 97 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including two National Historic Landmarks. Another three properties were once listed but have been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 30, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Bess Bower Dunn Museum, formerly known as the Lake County Discovery Museum, is an interactive museum of history, art, and popular culture located in Libertyville, Illinois. The museum was established in 1976 in Wauconda, IL and sited in Lakewood Forest Preserve as part of the larger Lake County Forest Preserve District .
The Hennepin Canal State Trail, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. The entire canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Opened in 1907, the canal was soon abandoned because of railroad competition.
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial. / 39.80278°N 89.10083°W / 39.80278; -89.10083. The Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial is a 162-acre (66 ha) state park [1] located on the Sangamon River in Macon County near Harristown, Illinois, United States.