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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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Showing 1 - 50 of 185 Records
"Economical Forestry"
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Across the Des Plaines from Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Police and Woman
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Young Girl Hikers by Tree
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Another Scene [Sic] in Same Woods
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Ash Tree
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Beautiful Spot on Des Plaines River
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bluffs at Palos
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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
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
Brick House
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Brook, Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Burr Oak
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Burr Oak
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Butternut, Des Plaines Valley
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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
Clearing in the Forest Highland
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Date:
ca. 1904
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
Cottonwood or Poplar
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View of bark and leaves of cottonwood or poplar tree
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cottonwood or Poplar
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Cottonwood or poplar tree
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek In Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cutting Out Hard Maple, Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Dead Beach Trees
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Dead Walnuts
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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
Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Downed Trees
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Edgebrook
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Edgebrook
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Elm
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Fire
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Flooded Plain
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest
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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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