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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: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Couple on Lake Michigan Beach
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dunes
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Lake Scene
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest by the Lakeshore
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Glencoe Bluff of Lake Michigan
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Ice skating on Thatcher Glen Pond, and the Thatcher Glen parking lot in Thatcher Woods, in River Forest
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Lake Calumet
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Lake Michigan Beach
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Lake Michigan Shoreline
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Man in Lake
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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No. 43, Upper End of Lake at Camp Reinberg
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Opening in the Forest, Willow Springs [cattle]
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public 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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