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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was created in 1914 with a mandate to “protect and preserve” the forests of Cook County. By 2004, the district had acquired more than 67,000 acres of forest lands. This collection contains the records of the district and other records and photographs that are relevant for the district’s history.
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Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Indian Boundary Division; sheet 17
Date
:
1930s-1950s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Salt Creek Division; sheet 26
Date
:
1930s-1940s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Thorn Creek Division; sheet; sheet 55; Thorn Creek
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Tinley Creek Division; sheet 40
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Palos Hills Division; sheet 30; Palos Hills
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Palos Hills Division; sheet 29; Palos Hills
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Division; sheet 31; Palos Hills
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines Division; sheet 4
Date
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1930s-1940s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Division; sheet 34; Palos Hills
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Salt Creek Division; sheet 24
Date
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1930s-1940s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Division; sheet 28; Palos Hills
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Skokie Division; sheet 11
Date
:
1930s-1940s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
Image
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Thorn Creek
Date
:
1939
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan Dan Ryan Woods Scale 1 in. = 200 ft
Image
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Dan Ryan Woods; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-42
Date
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July 10, 1937
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan Eggers Wood Area, Scale 1 in. = 100 ft
Image
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Eggers Woods Area; Plan Number FPD-5-A 9100-43; sheet 43
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400
Image
nop
Tinley Creek Area
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Cantigny Woods Area; Plan Number FPD-4, 9100-26; sheet 27
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-18; sheet 18
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines River Area; Plan number: FPD-1, 9100-4; sheet 4
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-22; sheet 23
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines-Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-23; sheet 24
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-16; sheet 16
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
North Branch Chicago River Area; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-13; sheet 13
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Northbrook Area; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-8; sheet 8
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-29; shet 30
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-17; sheet 17
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-53
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Cantigny Woods Area; Plan Number FPD-4, 9100-25; sheet 26
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
North Creek Area
Date
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November 25, 1941
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-27; sheet not noted
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-21; sheet 21
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Skokie River and North Branch Chicago River; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-11; sheet 11
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-34; sheet 35
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Palos Hills Area
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-22; sheet 22
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-48; sheet 48
Date
:
November 25, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Pipe Arch Culverts for Horse Trail Deer Grove, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Image
nop
Locations-Quantities; Job No. 70-37; file no. 2-8 (loc. 1), 2-4 (loc. 2); sheet 2 of 3 sheets
Date
:
August 1, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Pipe Arch Culverts for Horse Trail Deer Grove, scale: not noted
Image
nop
Index Sheet; Nortwet Division; Job No. 70-37; file no. 2-8 (loc. 1), 2-4 (loc. 2); sheet 1 of 3 sheets
Date
:
August 1, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Pipe Arch Culverts for Horse Trail Deer Grove, scale: not noted
Image
nop
Plans-Sections; Job No. 70-37; file no. 2-8 (loc. 1), 2-4 (loc. 2); sheet 3 of 3 sheets
Date
:
August 1, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Collection Details
Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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Geographic Location
42
Cook County (Ill.)
42
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
Topic
42
Horsemanship
34
Forests and forestry
16
Picnic grounds
13
Rivers
10
Lakes
10
Ponds
9
Camp sites, facilities, etc.
7
Meadows
7
Roads
6
Trails
5
Dams
4
Building
4
Cemeteries
4
Golf
4
Parking lots
3
Animals
3
Public shelters
3
Wildlife conservation
2
Canals
2
Railroad tracks
2
Springs
2
Winter sports
1
Athletic fields
1
Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
1
Forest reserves
1
Monuments
1
Parking facilities lots
1
Playgrounds
1
Skating rinks
1
Swimming
1
Trees
1
Wetlands
1
Zoos
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