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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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Beautiful Spot on Des Plaines River
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boating on the River
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boating on the river
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Calumet N. W. Pullman
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Calumet River
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at Golf
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 48
Date:
1930s-1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cottonwood on the Des Plaines River
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Cottonwood tree along the Des Plaines River
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Near River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Guided walk along the Des Plaines River in Thatcher Woods Forest.
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ladies Crossing River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Leaning Tree in River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Little Calumet
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man on Frozen River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400
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Tinley Creek Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-50
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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North Branch Chicago River Area; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-14; sheet 14
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Skokie Lagoons Area
Date:
January 9, 1942
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-48; sheet 49
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines-Salt Creek Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-18; sheet 18
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-15; sheet 15
Date:
November 15, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Beaubien, Burnham Woods, and Calumet City Areas; Plan Number FPD-5-A &6 9100-47; sheet 49
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Calumet Grove and Kickapoo Grove; Plan Number FPD-5-A & 6 9100-45; sheet 45
Date:
December 30, 1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-22; sheet 23
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines-Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-23; sheet 24
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-19; sheet 19
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-16; sheet 16
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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North Branch Chicago River Area; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-12; sheet 12
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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North Branch Chicago River Area; Plan number FPD-2, 9100-13; sheet 13
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-52
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-29; shet 30
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-20; sheet 20
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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North Creek Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Meeting at River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
River Trail
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
River Valley
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
River and Dam
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Scene Along the Des Plaines
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Date:
ca. 1904
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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