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Riverview Ice House – 1975

Rockford Park District – “Uncommon Ground,” pages 20 – 27

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Source: Rockford Magazine, November 1995, pages 20 – 27; by Pamela Prescott; All photos courtesy of Rockford Park District

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General, Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rockford Park District "Uncommon Ground", 125 acres along Rock River, 1934 - 1968, 1995, A.W. Lewis, administrative stability, Alderwoman Ann Thompson, All photos courtesy of Rockford Park District, Anna R. Page Park, atty. Fred E. Carpenter, Blacl Hawk Park, Cal Ferguson, City Council voted to put 13 city parks under Park District management, Clarence T. Pedlow succeeded Riis, Earl F Elliott followed Pedlow, Ed Wells, Edward Grabania, elegant gateway into Black Hawk Park, Fair Grounds Park, formed 1909, George Roper, H. L. Rood, Haight and Haskell Parks, Henry Williams, Ingersoll Memorial Park, Levin Faust - photo, Levings Park, Lockwood Park, Magic Waters - 1988, Mayor John H, Myron Howard West, Northeast Community Park, Pamela Prescott, Park District Commissioner Fleur Wright, Park District's First Annual Report - 1910, Paul Riis, Pedlow 1927-1933, Riis director 18 years, riverfront remained a swamp until 1922, Riverview Ice House - 1975, Robert Milne 1968 - 1971 director, Robert Tinker, Rockford Zoo, Rood's Woods, Sandy Hollow - opened 1930 photo, Searls Memorial Park, Seth B. Atwood Park, Sherratt, Sinnissippi Park, Sinnissippi Park is 3rd largest in State, Sinnissippi's nune-holf golf course in 1911, Sportscore - 1983, Steve Reichensperger, Sunset Park, Swanson Southeast Community Park, The Rockford Club 1909, Tim Dimke, Tinker Cottage - photo, Tom Kalousek, Veteran's Memorial Sportscore, Webbs Norman, Webbs Norman 1072 -, Wendy Perks-Fisher

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