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Illinois History:
A Magazine for Young People
April, 2007
Vol. 60, Issue 3

Parks--State, County, and Municipal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Trail of Tears and Southern Illinois Parks (page 3)
Jason Bartholomew
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Nick Weshinskey

Lowden State Park (page 7)
Garren Beck
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

White Pines State Park (page 10)
Jon Cain
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

The Experience of Fort Massac (page 13)
Ashley Dagner
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Millennium Park (page 16)
Abhishek Dayal
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Nick Weshinskey

Castle Rock State Park (page 19)
Theresa Deuth
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

The Largest Park in Illinois (page 22)
Jacob Eilers
All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia

The Impact of Wildlife Prairie Park on Peoria (page 25)
Casmeer Reyes
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teachers: Mindy Jurgia and Janelle Dies

Bradley Park (page 29)
David Robertson
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teacher: Janelle Dies

Glen Oak Park (page 33)
Taylor Salisbury
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teachers: Mindy Jurgia and Janelle Dies

Lowden State Park (page 37)
Kristin Taylor
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Dickson Mounds: Past, Present, Future (page 41)
David K. Turner
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teacher: Mindy Juriga and Janelle Dies

Starved Rock State Park (page 46)
Erin Walter
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Fort Massac: Reliving History (page 50)
Luke Zaczek
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Nick Weshinskey