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  2. Moraine View State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km 2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois . The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959.

  3. Moraine Hills State Park - Wikipedia

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    Moraine Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on 2,200 acres (890 ha) in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. History. The McHenry dam was constructed in 1907 on the Fox River near McHenry, Illinois. The dam was donated to the state in 1924 and a new dam was built in 1934. McHenry Dam State Park was founded in 1939 with the purchase of ...

  4. Valparaiso Moraine - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 41°30′37″N 87°3′29″W. Valparaiso Moraine at Mink Lake, north of Valparaiso, Indiana. The Valparaiso Moraine is a recessional moraine (a land form left by receding glaciers) that forms an immense U around the southern Lake Michigan basin in North America. It is a band of hilly terrain composed of glacial till and sand.

  5. Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois) /  42.45889°N 88.17417°W  / 42.45889; -88.17417. Chain O'Lakes State Park is a 2,793-acre (1,130 ha) Illinois state park at the inlet of the Fox River into the Chain O'Lakes in Lake and McHenry counties, in the suburban wildlife of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the centerpieces of the ...

  6. Rock Cut State Park - Wikipedia

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    Area. 3,254 acres (13.17 km 2) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Rockford in Winnebago County, it covers 3,254 acres (1,317 ha), [1] enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake. Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173, 1 mile west ...

  7. Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    17-097-50364. Website. www .morainetownship .org. Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 34,129. [2] Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.

  8. Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile (42 km) long public rail trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2003. [1] It passes through portions of Peoria and Stark counties. The southern end of the trail is currently located at Pioneer Parkway in north Peoria, Illinois ...

  9. Cave-in-Rock State Park - Wikipedia

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    August 6, 1998. Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on 204 acres (0.83 km 2 ), in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).