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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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Activities, Baseball Field and Back Stop
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Baseball at Large Picnic
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Camping
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Deer Grove, Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Deer Grove, Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Fishing, Clay Hole, District 14
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Fishing, Tuma Lake, Palos Park
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Group (Mr. Ryan?)
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Large group at picnic posed in front of trees.
Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Playground, District 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Skier, Scandinavian
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, St. Leo's Camp, Swimming Tank
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Swimming, Tuma Lake, Palos Park
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Archaeology
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Group of people engaged in an excavation at an archaeological site.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Archaeology
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Group of people engaged in an excavation at an archaeological site.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Ash in river bottom, River Forest
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Date:
September 12, 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bath house, Cermak Park
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bathhouse Construction
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Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bent tree on county line near Glencoe
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Trail marker tree on county line near Glencoe.
Date:
October 11, 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Bicycling
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Group of people on bicycles outside a Forest Preserve building.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicycling
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Large group of people on bicycles.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicycling
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Group of bicyclists on a roadway.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicyclists riding over bridge
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Date:
1945
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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Marshy body of water
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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Body of water with trees along its shore.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bog with shrubs and bushes
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Bog on top of highlands ("divide") shrubs in the bog, bottom bush
Date:
September 20, 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Booth House, Cermak Park
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Borrowed Time Club
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A member of the Borrowed Time Club (Oak Park, Illl.) eats a dessert outdoors.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Borrowed Time Club
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Members of the Borrowed Time Club (Oak Park, Ill.) serve desserts outdoors.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boy Scout Cottage, Camp Reinberg
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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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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