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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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Across the Des Plaines from Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Across the Prairie, Lake Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bluffs at Palos
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Clearing in the Forest Highland
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cutting Out Hard Maple, Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Egg Valley, Palos Bluffs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Seedling
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest in Winter With People
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest in Winter With People
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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
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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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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Lake Calumet
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Man on Frozen River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Nature Trail
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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North Shore
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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North Shore
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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North Shore Trees with Fences
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Open Field with Forest Oaks
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Picnics and Rec. Activities - Climbing Toboggan Run
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Picnics and Rec. Activities - Large Group Hikers (winter)
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Pines in Ravine, North Shore
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Rabbit on Snow
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Red Elm Valley
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Road in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Sag
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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School Building
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Skokee [sic]
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Sled Run
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Tree in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Tree in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Trees in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Water With Bridge in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Winter Scene
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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