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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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Forest in Winter With People
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest in Winter With People
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest, Barren and Dying
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest, Slope
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Four-Lane Highway
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Four-Lane Highway
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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General Diagram of Exterior Highways Encircling and Radiating from the City [Chicago]
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Giant Maples at Chicago Heights
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Giant Maples at Chicago Heights, with Mr. Sam Brooke and Mrs. Kennicot.
Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girl With Flower
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Date:
ca. 1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girl With Flowers
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girls examine stuffed Red Fox at Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girls examine taxidermied birds at Trailside Museum of Natural History
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Two girls learn bird taxonomy by examining mounted birds on display at the Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Girls looking at a butterfly display at Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest.
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girls washing mud off after a hike in Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve
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Girls washing mud off after a hike, using a hand-powered pump, in Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve in River Forest. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Glencoe
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Glencoe Bluff of Lake Michigan
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Golf Course
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Golf Course Edgebrook Forest Preserve
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Graded Band [Cal] Sag Valley
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Grass Area
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Green Bag Valley
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Group of maples at Wheeling Forest Preserve
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Group of maples at Wheeling Forest Preserve, off Dundee Rd.
Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Group with bicycles at Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve, River Forest
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Guided walk along the Des Plaines River in Thatcher Woods Forest.
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Date:
ca. 1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Hawthorn
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Hawthorne Tree
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Crossing Protection
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Crossing Protection
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Crossing Protection
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Crossing Protection
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Crossing Protection
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Location of Underground Utilities
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Plan of a Traffic Circle
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Possible Development of Three State Boulevard
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Date:
March 1928
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Possible Development of the Aurora Parkway
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Date:
April 1929
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Recommended Location of Underground Utilities
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Date:
January 1927
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Recommended Pavement Widths
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Date:
January 1927
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Standard Traffic Signs
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Date:
July 1928
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Design and X Section: Suggested Development of Three State Boulevard in Residence Districts
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Date:
May 16, 1927
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Structures: Model of Proposed Grade Separation
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Traffic
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Traffic
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Highway Traffic
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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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