Starved Rock State Park
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is made by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). It is located just southeast of the village of Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River. The park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.[1]
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St. Louis Canyon waterfall
Portrait of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who built the first French settlement in northern Illinois
Ferdinand Walther constructed the Starved Rock Hotel for his resort, seen here c. 1905, which no longer exists. In 1911 he sold the resort to the State of Illinois. The "rock" is the bluff in the upper right.
Postcard from the 1930s or 1940s showing various locations in the park.
Starved Rock (red marker) in Starved Rock State Park (green).
Starved Rock archeological dig 1974
Shaky Shelter Site in Deer Park Township, IL (c. 500-900). It is one of six small caves/overhangs in the park known to contain evidence of use. The deposits were mostly unnoticed until 1992. When excavated, researchers found a rich zone of animal bones under the surface. Further deposits date to c. 1640.
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French Canyon, August 2013
Interior view of the lodge
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References
- ↑ Fun Facts about Illinois Tourism Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Issues, University of Illinois at Springfield, June 2011
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