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Indian Hill Manor and Farm

October 10, 2019Jean

Source: The Voice of the Rockford Business Community (Chamber of Commerce) October 2019

Chamber of Commerce, Farming, Forest Preserve, Foundation, Gardens, General, Homes, Kishwaukee River, People, preservation 300 acres, 50 acre Indian Hill Forest Preserve, Architect, Bill Smeja, Bonnie Smeja, Charles Barrett, Charles W. Bradley, Chuck Reed, Esta Reed Barrett, Future Farmers of America, Harry Reed, Indian Hill Manor and Farm Historic District, Jerry Paulson, landscape architect O.C. Simonds, Lucile Smeja, National Register of Historic Places, Robert Smeja, Smeja Homestead Foundation, Stillman Valley High School, Winnebago County Forest Preserve

Espenscheid Memorial Forest Preserve

September 6, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, September 6, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River, People 114.7 acres, 1979, Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve, canoe launch, Deer Run Forest Preserve, Espenscheid Memorial Forest Preserve, hiking, Know Your Forest Preserves, mountain biking trail

Rockford Rotary Forest Preserve

July 26, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, July 26, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River, Rockford Rotary Club, Rotary Club 228 acres, 5390 Rotary Road, Camp Rotary, hiking, Know Your Forest Preserves, Rockford Rotary Forest Preserve

Indian Hill Forest Preserve

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, July 19, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River, Natural Land Institute, People, Rock River 49.5 acres, 7061 Kiswaukee Road, Chuck Reed, Indian Hill Forest Preserve, Indian Hill Manor, Know Your Forest Preserves, woodlands

Oak Ridge Forest Preserve

July 12, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, July 12, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River 653.6 acres, 8322 Blomberg Road, Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve, Canoeing, Deer Run Forest Preserve, equestrian trails, hiking, Know Your Forest Preserves, Oak Ridge Forest Preserve

Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve

July 6, 2019July 16, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, July 5, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River 127.6 acres, 4643 Blackhawk Road, hiking, Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve, Know Your Forest Preserves, restored prairies, woodlands

Kishwaukee River Forest Preserve

June 3, 2019July 17, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, May 3, 2019

Forest Preserve, General, Kishwaukee River 212.2 acres, Canoeing, Fishing, Kishwaukee River Forest Preserve, Know Your Forest Preserves

A Tale of Seven Cities 1986

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018Marie

Source: Rockford Magazine June 1986 Vol.1 No.1

General, history, Kishwaukee River, Neighborhoods abolitionists, army air corps, aviator, Burt Hassel, Butler township, Byron, Cherry Valley, Daniel Shaw Haight, Dr. J.C. Goodhue, Freeport, Galena, Germanicus Kent, Grigg's Ferry, Grigg's Ford, Griggsville, Haightville, Illinois 2, John Phelps, Joseph P Griggs, K. M. Kelleghan, Kentville, Kishwaukee River, lead mining, Lord Byron, Machesney Airport, Machesney Field, Midway, Mineral Point Wisconsin, Mrs. Joseph Butler, Northwest Airlines, October 17 1835, Oregon, P. Dahlberg Jenson, Parker "Shorty" Cramer, President Coolidge, Rock River, Rockford, stagecoach, State Street, The Greater Rockford, The Tunnel, trail, Underground Railway Stations

“Swedish Clubs Expect 600 at Annual Outing” – 1933

September 8, 2016Jan

swedish

Source: Rockford Daily Journal July 22, 1933

Donated by Jef Benedetti

Camp Hillcrest, Clubs, Dance and dancers, Kishwaukee River 1933, annual outing, Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago, comedy by Edstrom and Axelson, Dance team, Dancing, Ed Olson, Five clubs acting jointly, hembygdsfest, Jef Benedetti, Jonkoping, Kishwaukee River, more than 600 members expected, Mrs. Gulbranson, Mrs. Gust Johnson, Mrs. Jarl, music, Oland, Ostgota, picnic at Camp Hillcrest, picnic grounds, Rockford Swedish National Society, Smaland, speaking, sports program, Swedish National Society, Vermland

Rockford Township N E , Farm Plat Book – 1957

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016Jan

Source: Farm Plat Book, Winnebago County Illinois, 1957

Banks, Business, Churches, Clubs, Farming, General, Kishwaukee River, Roads, streets, Subdivision 1957, Alpine Crest Subdivision, Alpine Rd., Alpine Ridge Subdivision, American National Bank and Trust Co., Ardmore Subdivision, Arlington Cemetery, Auto Acceptance Corp., Barber-Colman Co., Bell School Rd., C & N W R.R., Catholic Diocese of Rockford, Charles St. Gardens Subdivision, Collins Baudhuin Subdivision, Easton's Edgewood Hills, Edgebrook Subdivision, F.M. Gambino Home Builders Corp., Forest Hills Subdivision, George E. and Mabel Pepper, Hamilton Hills Sunbdivision, Harlem Hills, Highcrest View Subdivision, Illinois Bank and Trust, Kishwaukee River, Lyford Rd., Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Golf Club, McFarlane Rd., Northeast Part, Palmwood Acres, Paulson Rd., Pleasant View Subdivision, R. A. Aldeen, Rennhart Hills, Rockford Park District, Rockford Township, Rowley Web Subdivision, Samuelson Corners, Shaw Rd., Sprinbrook Woods Subdivision, Spring Brook Rd., Spring Creek Rd., Trainer Rd., Windsor Rd., Wood-Dale Subdivision

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