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  1. #1
    us
    Jul 2010
    Metamora, IL
    Garrett Ace 250
    57
    Metal Detecting

    Like to hunt Parks??

    Ever wonder when your park district was organized?

    Here is a partial list (pre WWII) of Illinois Park Districts and when they were organized. The next trick is to figure out the names ages of all the parks within the district. I think peoria has over 64 parks.

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    1894 Peoria Park District
    1900 Springfield Park District
    1902 Pekin Park District
    1904 Winnetka Park District
    1905 Riverdale Park District
    1907 Clyde Park District of Cicero
    1907 Foss Park District
    1907 Murphysboro Park District
    1907 Urbana Park District
    1908 East St. Louis Park District
    1909 Park District of Highland Park
    1909 Rockford Park District
    1909 Wilmette Park District
    1911 Bailey Park District
    1911 Champaign Park District
    1911 Freeport Park District
    1912 Glencoe Park District
    1912 Park District of Oak Park
    1912 Saint Charles Park District
    1913 Blue Island Park District
    1914 Park Ridge Recreation & Park District
    1915 Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
    1916 Waukegan Park District
    1919 Belvidere Park District
    1919 Des Plaines Park District
    1919 Glen Ellyn Park District
    1919 Kewanee Park District
    1920 Elmhurst Park District
    1921 Chicago Heights Park District
    1921 Crystal Lake Park District
    1921 Granite City Park District
    1921 Wheaton Park District
    1922 Calumet Memorial Park District
    1922 Joliet Park District
    1922 Winnebago County Forest Preserve District
    1923 Berwyn Park District
    1923 Berwyn & Playground Recreation Commission
    1923 Canton Park District
    1923 Fon du Lac Park District
    1923 Sterling Park District 1924 Decatur Park District
    1924 Forest Preserve District of Kane County
    1924 Monmouth Park District
    1924 Sycamore Park District
    1925 Arlington Heights Park District
    1925 Coloma Township Park District
    1925 Kankakee Valley Park District
    1925 Lake Bluff Park District
    1927 Dolton Park District
    1927 Glenview Park District
    1927 Lombard Park District
    1927 Northbrook Park District
    1928 Park District of LaGrange
    1928 Veterans Park District
    1929 Light House Park District of Evanston
    1929 Memorial Park District (Hillside)
    1929 Savanna Park District
    1929 Skokie Park District
    1930 Barrington Park District
    1931 Hawthorne Park District
    1934 Chicago Park District (originally formed in 1869 with three districts)
    1934 Dixon Park District
    1934 Park District of Forest Park
    1935 DeKalb Park District
    1935 Harrisburg Township Park District
    1936 Grand Tower Park District
    1937 Ivanhoe Park District
    1937 Riverside Playground & Recreation Board
    1939 Bedford Park Park District
    1939 Marengo Park District
    1939 Ridgeville Park District
    1939 Venice Park District
    1940 Carbondale Park District
    1941 Quincy Park District
    1943 Genoa Township Park District
    1943 Rantoul Park District
    1944 Community Park District of LaGrange Park
    1944 Litchfield Park District
    1944 Lockport Township Park District
    1944 Oak Lawn Park District

  2. #2
    us
    May 2010
    Chicago, IL
    etrac, ACE 250
    906
    8 times

    Re: Like to hunt Parks??

    Nice list ya got there! Thanks for sharing.

  3. #3
    us
    Jul 2003
    Elgin
    Fishers 1235X-8" CZ-20/21-8" F-70-11"DD GC1023
    6,459
    13 times

    Re: Like to hunt Parks??

    I have two city directories from my hometown. One is 1889 and the other 1910-11. Both have all the city parks that were in use at the time listed. Some of those parks no longer exist as they are now residential neighborhoods. Even with that, there were parks in town prior to those directories that no longer existed as of the time the books went to print.

    Most records of the oldest parks can be found on the microfiche/film records of he earliest news papers/journals of the day. Look for holiday editions such as July 4th and Flag Day ceremonies. Most of these will tell you where people were celebrating the holidays and what the parade routes were, if any. It's worth a look if you want to find some possible sites.

  4. #4
    us
    Jul 2010
    Metamora, IL
    Garrett Ace 250
    57
    Metal Detecting

    Re: Like to hunt Parks??

    Lowbatts - Our library has our local newspaper on microfiche and/or other film dating back many years. I'll have to dig out the library card, blow the dust off it, and check those holiday editions. I have grown up in this town for many years and I know that the main park is over 125 years old at least. Only problem is someone hunted it a one time and left holes . . . now they don't want anyone hunting it. I should know, I got kicked out last night. We have other parks but most of them are not that old.

    Thanks for the tip.

  5. #5
    it
    Nov 2007
    Chicago
    White's Matrix M6 w/ Sun-Ray DX-1, 950 coil and 6x10 DD, Minelab Excalibur II, Garrett Ace 250, Garmin Etrex GPS
    1,789

    Re: Like to hunt Parks??

    Keep in mind that some of the parks are older than the dates the district was created. Some were beer gardens, private picnic grounds, or just public parks cared for by anyone who cared to do so.


    Joe
    "Go deep or go home" - LAdigger

 

 

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