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Briscoe Mounds

The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. The site takes its name from the Briscoe family, who owned the property until selling it to the state. Briscoe Mounds is now owned by the Illinois State Museum, who plan on building a visitor center in the future. The two mounds on the site were built between 1200 and 1500 AD in the Mississippian Period. The first survey of the mounds was in 1938; a later survey in 1940 revealed nine distinctive pieces of pottery. The mounds were excavated in 1964, revealing sixteen bodies. The mounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. See also Mound Mound builder (people) Earthwork (archaeology) List of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois References Channahon, Illinois: Parks & Recreation Department of Natural Resources: Channahon Area Chicago Tribune: History Runs Deep Through Channahon
Bristol Renaissance Faire

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is a Renaissance fair held in a Renaissance-themed park in the village of Bristol in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Its 30-acre site runs along the Wisconsin-Illinois state line west of Interstate 94. It recreates the visit of Queen Elizabeth I to the English port city of Bristol in 1574. The faire runs for nine weekends from early July through Labor Day. History The Bristol Renaissance Faire was founded in 1972 by Richard Shapiro and his wife Bonnie as "King Richard's Faire". The event was a four-weekend fair and drew approximately 10,000 people. In 1988, the Shapiros sold the fair to Renaissance Entertainment Corporation, having created a second incarnation of the King Richard's Faire in Carver, Massachusetts. The original King Richard's Faire was re-opened that year as the "Bristol Renaissance Faire". The reigning monarch became Queen Elizabeth I rather than the fictional "King Richard", and the year was set at 1574. At that time, the fair played seven weekends and drew over 200,000 visitors annually, thus placing it among the highest attended in the world. Renaissance faire staples such as jousting tournaments, historical reenactments, and stage shows continue. For the first time in its history, the faire's 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production values The Bristol Faire's proximity to Chicago and Milwaukee enabled the artistic directors to bring improv comedy teachers from The Second City and The Players Workshop, including instructor and director Eric Forsberg, who taught improvised interactive street theater techniques until 1997, and Ron Scot Fry, who was artistic director from 1989 until 2008. The Mud Show, Dirk & Guido: The Swordsmen, and Moonie the Magnificent have won awards from the Annual Renaissance Festival Awards. Critical commentary Journalist Neil Steinberg said of the Bristol Renaissance Faire: "If theme parks, with their pasteboard main streets, reek of a bland, safe, homogenized, whitebread America, the Renaissance Faire is at the other end of the social spectrum, with a whiff of the occult, a flash of danger, and a hint of the erotic. Here, they let you throw axes. Here are more beer and bosoms than you'll find in all of Disney World." See also List of Renaissance fairs List of open air and living history museums in the United States References External links Official website
British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park

The British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park (BISC Lincoln Park) is a private international school located in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 2001, the school serves students from pre-nursery through Year 6 (5th grade). It offers a curriculum based on the International Primary Curriculum and the National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The school has been operated by Nord Anglia Education since 2006. History Originally called the British School of Chicago, the school opened in 2001 in the Edgewater Community Area, near the Manor House in Bryn Mawr Historic District, intending to offer parents an alternative to the public school model. It was the fourth school to be opened in the United States by the British Schools of America and the first campus to open in the Midwest. In 2006, the school was acquired by Nord Anglia Education. In 2008, the school relocated to a newly constructed building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Curriculum The British International School of Chicago bases its global education learning goals on the International Primary Curriculum, as well as the National Curriculum. The school teaches art, entrepreneurship and innovation, information and computing technology, literacy, math, foreign languages, music, physical education, health, and science. In particular, the school emphasizes the benefits of a STEAM program, including a program centered on the subjects developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school participates in Nord Anglia Education's global programs, including the Juilliard–Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program. References External links British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park website Council of International Schools British American Business Council[dead link] Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program
Broadway Historic District (Rock Island, Illinois)

Broadway Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district and neighborhood in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It is roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd street, 5th and 7th avenues, Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th avenues. Containing more than 550 Victorian homes as well as other buildings, it is known for its Great Unveiling program, which encourages the removal of artificial siding from historic houses. On August 14, 1998, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Contributing properties Contributing properties in the district include: Connor House First Church of Christ, Scientist Lincoln School Potter House Robert Wagner House References External links Broadway Historic District Association website The Broadway Historic District Qctimes.tv 12 minute video Media related to Broadway Historic District (Rock Island, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons
Bronzeville Children's Museum

Bronzeville Children's Museum is a museum in the Calumet Heights community area of the South Side of Chicago. It is the first and only African American children's museum in the United States. Founded in 1998, the museum moved to its current location at 9301 South Stony Island Avenue in the Pill Hill neighborhood in 2008. History In 1998, Peggy Montes founded the museum in Evergreen Park, Illinois at 97th and Western Avenue. A retired Chicago Public Schools teacher, she was motivated to start the museum after attending a museum convention where she visited numerous children's museums. It was formerly located in the Evergreen Plaza on the lower level in a 1,275-square-foot (118.5 m2) space. The relocated museum opened on August 19, 2000, in a space ten times larger and with three times as more exhibits than the prior home. Construction of the new museum location was sponsored by Commonwealth Edison. Jewel-Osco became a sponsor of the museum in 2000. Mission The Museum is designed to serve children between the age of 3 and 9. The museum is located away from the Bronzeville, Chicago neighborhood bounded by 26th Street and 51st Street on the north and south, respectively, and Wentworth Avenue and Cottage Grove Avenue. Nonetheless, the museum was named after the neighborhood, which is the neighborhood where African Americans settled in large concentration in Chicago. Although over 100 children's museums serve the youth of America, this is the only one that focuses on African American culture and history. Notes External links Bronzeville Children's Museum
Brookfield station (Illinois)

Brookfield is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 12.3 miles (19.8 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Brookfield is in zone 2. As of 2018, Brookfield is the 93rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 546 weekday boardings. A staffed station is on the south side of the three tracks. As of September 8, 2025, Brookfield is served by 52 trains (25 inbound, 27 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays. On weekdays, two trains originate, and five trains terminate, at Brookfield. History Brookfield station was originally built in 1889 as Grossdale station, when Samuel Eberly Gross, a Chicago lawyer, began selling building lots platted from farms and woodlands he had acquired along both sides of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad line. Brookfield itself was originally known as "Grossdale," the name a request by Gross in return for the land used by the railroad. The station was the first building Gross erected in the new subdivision. In 1981 the original station house was moved across the tracks onto the corner of Brookfield Avenue and Forest Avenue, and now houses the Brookfield Historical Society. The current Brookfield station serves as a standard commuter railroad station, while the old Grossdale station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. Bus connections Pace "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service. References External links Metra – Stations – Brookfield station (Illinois) Grossdale Station (Brookfield Historical Society) Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Prairie Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Brooks Building

The Brooks Building is a high-rise building in Chicago's commercial core, the Loop. It was built 1909–1910, in the Chicago School architectural style. An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 14, 1997. It was also determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 8, 1982; however, it is not formally included in the NRHP due to the wishes of the property's owner. See also Architecture of Chicago List of Chicago Landmarks References External links "Emporis building ID 116937". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Chicago Landmarks: Brooks Building at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2007)
Brooks Building

El Brooks Building es un rascacielos histórico en el núcleo comercial de Chicago, el Loop.​​ Fue construido entre 1909 y 1910, en el estilo arquitectónico de la Escuela de Chicago.​ Un ejemplo temprano de edificio de gran altura con estructura de acero, la estructura fue encargada por Peter Brooks y Shepard Brooks y diseñada por los arquitectos William Holabird y Martin Roche de Holabird & Roche.​ El edificio fue designado Monumento Histórico de Chicago el 14 de enero de 1997. También se determinó elegible para la inclusión en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos (NRHP) el 8 de octubre de 1982; sin embargo, no se incluye formalmente en el NRHP debido a los deseos del dueño de la propiedad.​ Véase también Arquitectura de Chicago Primeros rascacielos Referencias Enlaces externos «Brooks Building» (en inglés). Emporis. Chicago Landmarks: Brooks Building at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2007)
Brooks Building

Le Brooks Building est un immeuble construit en 1909-1910 à Chicago. Construit dans le style de l'école d'architectude de Chicago, il compte 12 étages, et est situé 223 West Jackson Boulevard dans le centre financier de Chicago. Notes et références Lien externe « chicagoarchitecture.info/Build… »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Google • Que faire ?) Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Chicago
Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower

The Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower, trademarked "The World's Largest Catsup Bottle", is a water tower on the south side of Collinsville, Illinois. It is claimed to be the largest catsup bottle in the world at 70 feet tall on a 100 foot stand with a volume of 100,000 gallons, which could theoretically hold 640,000 bottles of catsup. As a prime example of mid-20th-century novelty architecture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower is most notable in its capacity as a regional landmark and as a roadside attraction. "The World's Largest Catsup Bottle" has an official page available to look at. Construction The water tower was constructed in 1949 by the W.E. Caldwell Company of Louisville, Kentucky. The tower was built to supply water to the nearby Brooks catsup plant owned by the G.S. Suppiger Company. The president of the company, Gerhart S. Suppiger, is credited with the suggestion that the water tower be designed to resemble one of the company's catsup bottles. Restoration In 1993, the owners of the Brooks plant, Curtice-Burns, Inc., prepared to sell the property. It offered the water tower to the nearby city of Collinsville, but the city declined to purchase it due to the high projected cost of repairs and restoration. Over the course of two years, volunteers raised $80,000 to "repair, strip, and paint" the aging structure. The project was completed in June 1995, and the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2002. In popular culture The tower was featured in A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff, a 2004 PBS documentary by Rick Sebak of WQED. It was mentioned as a place Bella should visit in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. References External links The World's Largest Catsup Bottle Official Web Site and Fan Club
Torre de água Brooks Catsup Bottle

A Torre de água Brooks Catsup Bottle, com a marca registrada "The World's Largest Catsup Bottle" (A maior garrafa de Catchup do mundo), é uma torre de água ao sul de Collinsville, Illinois. Ela é considerada a maior garrafa de catchup do mundo. Como um excelente exemplo de arquitetura inovadora de meados do Século XX, ela está listada no Registo Nacional de Locais Históricos. A torre é mais notável em sua capacidade como um marco regional e como uma atração de beira de estrada. Construção A torre de água foi construída em 1949 pela W.E. Caldwell Company. A torre foi construída para fornecer água à fábrica de catchups Brooks, de propriedade da G.S. Suppiger Company. Atribui-se ao presidente da empresa, Gerhart S. Suppiger, a sugestão de que a torre de água fosse projetada para se assemelhar a um dos frascos de catsup da empresa. Restauração Em 1993, os proprietários da fábrica da Brooks, Curtice-Burns, Inc., prepararam-se para vender a propriedade. Ela ofereceu a torre de água para a cidade vizinha de Collinsville, mas a cidade se recusou a comprá-la devido ao alto custo projetado para reparos e restauração. Ao longo de dois anos, voluntários arrecadaram US$ 80.000 para "reparar, decapar e pintar" a estrutura envelhecida. O projeto foi concluído em junho de 1995 e a estrutura foi adicionada ao Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos em agosto de 2002. Ligações externas https://www.google.com.br/maps/place/Worlds+Largest+Catsup+Bottle/@38.6629255,-89.9848923,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x8875ffe7e8c3c399:0xe1560a90b6fc14c3!8m2!3d38.6629213!4d-89.9823174!16s%2Fg%2F11c2ppmwnf?entry=ttu Referências
Buddhist Temple of Chicago

The Buddhist Temple of Chicago (BTC) was founded in October 1944 by Gyomay Kubose, a minister of the Higashi Honganji branch of the Jōdo Shinshū ("True Pure Land School") sect, along with several laypeople who had been released from the Japanese American internment camps. Although the temple is administratively independent, the teaching lineage reflects the progressive Jōdo Shinshū thought of Manshi Kiyozawa and his student, Haya Akegarasu, who was Kubose's teacher. The temple was originally called the Chicago Buddhist Church and was located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's south side. In the mid-1950s, the temple relocated to the Uptown neighborhood on the north side. In 2006, the temple dedicated its new building. The membership base continues to be Japanese American, but from early on in the temple's history the number of non-Japanese members has steadily increased. Today the active membership includes a diverse congregation of Asian, European, Latino and African members. The temple also accepts those who identify as LGBTQA+. See also Buddhism in the West Buddhism in the United States Japanese in Chicago Glossary of Japanese Buddhism References External links Official website Buddhist Temple of Chicago on Facebook
Buffalo Grove High School

Die Buffalo Grove High School (BGHS) ist eine öffentliche High School, die sich in Buffalo Grove, einer nordwestlichen Vorstadt von Chicago befindet. Sie ist eine von sechs vierjährigen allgemeinbildenden High Schools im Township High School District 214. Sie umfasst Teile der Gemeinden Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights und Wheeling. Geschichte Buffalo Grove wurde 1973 eröffnet. Sie übernahm Schüler und Personal von den High Schools Wheeling und John Hersey. Clarence M. „Chick“ Miller, der ehemalige stellvertretende Direktor der Wheeling High School, wurde zum ersten Direktor der neuen Schule ernannt. Am 12. März 1976 besuchte Präsident Gerald Ford im Wahlkampf gegen den ehemaligen Gouverneur von Kalifornien, Ronald Reagan, die Schule und hielt im Turnsaal der Buffalo Grove High School eine Rede. Seit 1990 existiert zwischen dem Gymnasium Kundmanngasse in Wien und der Marching Band der Buffalo Grove High School eine Schulpartnerschaft mit gegenseitigem Schüleraustausch. Initiiert wurde die Partnerschaft auf der Seite der Buffalo Grove High School vom seit 2016 pensionierten ehemaligen Dirigenten der Marching Band Ed Jacobi. 2003 wurden neue Klassenräume, ein Foyer und neue Büros als Teil einer Renovierung im Wert von sechs Millionen Dollar gebaut. Der „circle drive“ auf der Westseite der Schule wurde redimensioniert um Platz für neue Klassenräume und ein Foyer zu machen. In den neuen Klassenräumen wurden die neuen naturwissenschaftlichen Labore und Klassenräume für speziellen Unterricht eingerichtet. In ehemaligen Stauräumen im zweiten Obergeschoss an der Südseite der Schule wurden zusätzliche Klassenräume für den Fremdsprachenunterricht eingerichtet Am 27. August 2004 waren die „Bisons“ Gastgeber ihres ersten Friday Night Footballspiel im neuen Bison Stadion. Das Team kam ins Finale der Mid-Suburban League, was es möglich machte, Spiele von Samstag Nachmittag auf Spiele am Freitag Abend zu wechseln. Im Schuljahr 2013/14 wurde für 11 Millionen Dollar ein neues Schwimmbad errichtet. Bildung Buffalo Grove High School gewann im Schuljahr 1999/2000 den Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence, der vom United States Department of Education vergeben wird. Im Jahr 2008 betrug der durchschnittliche ACT-score (Bildungsgrad) 23,3 und 95,5 % der Abschlussklasse von 2008 maturierten im Zeitplan. BGHS schaffte es nicht den Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) einzuhalten, vor allem den No Child Left Behind Act auf Grund von Ergebnissen unter dem Plansoll des Prairie State Achievement Examination and ACT in zwei Schülergruppen. Aktivitäten Buffalo Grove unterstützt 47 Schulgruppen und Aktivitäten. Diese umfassen die Bereiche Sport, Kultur, Sprachen, Musik, Sozialarbeit, Politik und Schulpolitik. Buffalo Grove hat ein exzellentes Speech- und Debate team, die 1999 bei der Lincoln Douglas Debate es in die National Forensics League schafften. Weblinks Offizielle Website der Schule Profil der Schule auf der Website des School Districts (Memento vom 9. Februar 2007 im Internet Archive) Windows Live Local, Satellitenfoto des Schulcampus mit Logos Einzelnachweise
Buffalo Grove station

Buffalo Grove station is on Metra's North Central Service in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The station is 32.0 miles (51.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Buffalo Grove is in zone 4. As of 2018, Buffalo Grove is the 76th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 695 weekday boardings. This makes it the most-trafficked station on the North Central Service. As of February 15, 2024, Buffalo Grove is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays. The station contains a large parking lot off of Commerce Drive, which itself is a cul-de-sac off of Deerfield Parkway. The station is a part of the Sidney Mathias Transportation Center. Bus connections Pace 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines 272 Milwaukee Avenue North 626 Skokie Valley Limited References External links Metra – Stations – Buffalo Grove station
Buffalo Township, Scott County, Iowa

Buffalo Township is a township in Scott County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,688. Geography Buffalo Township covers an area of 23.17 square miles (60.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Buffalo. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Asbury, Blue Grass, Rose Hill and Saint Peter's. The streams of Dodges Creek, Donaldson Creek and Moore Creek run through this township. Transportation Buffalo Township contains one airport or landing strip, Village Oaks Landing Strip. References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com
Municipio de Buffalo (condado de Scott)

Buffalo Township es una subdivisión territorial del condado de Scott, Iowa, Estados Unidos. Según el censo de 2020, tiene una población de 4965 habitantes.​ Geografía El municipio está ubicado en las coordenadas 41°28′50″N 90°43′53″O (41.480574, -90.731491).​ Según la Oficina del Censo, tiene una superficie total de 60.03 km², de los cuales 57.28 km² corresponden a tierra firme y 2.75 km² están cubiertos de agua.​ Demografía Según el censo de 2020, hay 4965 personas residiendo en la zona. La densidad de población es de 86.7 hab./km². El 94.18 % de los habitantes son blancos, el 0.46 % son afroamericanos, el 0.10 % son amerindios, el 0.44 % son asiáticos, el 0.77 % son de otras razas y el 4.05 % son de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población, el 3.26 % son hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Portal:Iowa. Contenido relacionado con Iowa.
Buffalo Township (comté de Scott, Iowa)

Buffalo Township est un township du comté de Scott en Iowa, aux États-Unis. Références Articles connexes Liste des villes de l'Iowa Liste des townships en Iowa par comté Iowa Source de la traduction (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Buffalo Township, Scott County, Iowa » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail de l’Iowa