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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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Dam
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Date:
1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1934
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Dam
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1935
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Dam
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1936
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1935
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Dam
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1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1934
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dance Pavilion, Harms Rd. and Harrison
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dancing
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dancing Platform
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Day Camp
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dead walnut in bottom lands between Lake and Mader
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Date:
June 12, 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dead walnut near Des Plaines River
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Date:
June 12, 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer Grove Beach
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Date:
1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer Grove Lake
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer Grove Reinberg Camp
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Destruction of woodlands by recent lumbering
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Date:
November 29, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Distant view of Skokie extension between Highland Park and Lake Forest
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Date:
November 29, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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District Foresters with Chief Foresters, Superintendent of Efficiency
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Divide between the Des Plaines and Sag Valleys
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General character of the divide between the Des Plaines and Sag Valleys. In the foreground a small farm with a five acre clearing.
Date:
October 4, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Ducks
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dump Truck
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Edge of Skokie, looking south from Sheridan Rd., towards Chicago
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Date:
September 2, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elk being released from crate
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elms in the open forest, Des Plaines Valley
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Elms in the open forest showing their beautiful growth where [illegible] other trees, Des Plaines Valley between [illegible] and Chicago Ave.
Date:
October 4, 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Engineering Staff
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Engineering Staff
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Engineering Staff
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Entomology
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Entomology
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Entrance W. Calumet Grove
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Equipment
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Equipment
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Equipment
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Equipment - Fire Fighting
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Erosion
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Date:
1936
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Evergreens on shore of Lake Michigan
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Date:
November 29, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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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