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5 days ago · Archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society recently made a fascinating discovery at the bottom of Lake Mendota: as many as 11 ancient canoes submerged beneath the lake’s surface. The oldest dugout canoe is estimated to be around 4,500 years old, offering significant new insight into the lives of ancient Native peoples in North ...
3 days ago · Website. www.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541.
5 days ago · Researchers now believe there are the remains of at least 10 canoes at the site, and possibly 11. Radiocarbon dating results indicated the oldest canoe in the Lake Mendota cache is approximately 4,500 years old—making it the oldest dugout canoe now recorded in the Great Lakes. “It is an honor for our team to work alongside the Native ...
4 days ago · View this 1970 Historical Illinois Counties map tool. The historical Illinois counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more. Try the Section Township Range tool!
2 days ago · 708. FIPS code. 17-54885. Website. www .oak-park .us. Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 51,631 as of the 2023 census. [3] [4] Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. [5]
1 day ago · Region 2: Midwest (designated as the North Central Region before June 1984) [8] Division 3: East North Central ( Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) Division 4: West North Central ( Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) Region 3: South.
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