Illinois swim hole!!

[bergie]

This is a great lead. Scroll to bottom of link. See guy talking about his grandmother's writing on the photo of Crystal Lake saying "old swimming hole"--someone could email the guy (see "Allen" hotlink) and ask where this is, or if he doesn't know, do some more research. This is the kind of place that could be totally untouched all these years later. That Abe Lincoln tree would be a great place to search as well.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilchampa/photoalbum/streets.html

 

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