title: Savanna, Illinois
Northwest Illinois Conference
East Dubuque, Illinois
Chestnut Mountain
Savanna National Forest
Plum River
Savanna Army Depot
Riverport Railroad
Blanding, Illinois
Apple River (Illinois)
sentences: Savanna is a city in [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll County], [[Illinois]], [[United States]].
 The population was 2,945 at the 2010 census, down from 3,542 in 2000.
 Savanna is located along the [[Mississippi River]] at the mouth of the [[Plum River]].
 Going from north to south, the second automobile bridge between [[Iowa]] and Illinois is located just north of Savanna, and is part of [[U.S. Route 52]].
 The bridge leads to [[Sabula, Iowa]], which is across the river from Savanna.
 Savanna is also served by two major railroads, the [[BNSF|Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Railway Company]] and the (CP) Canadian Pacific.
 Savanna also has a small airport, The Tri-Township Airport (KSFY).
The Northwest Illinois Conference (NWIC) was a high school conference in northwest and north central Illinois.
 The conference participated in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association.
 The conference included small public high schools, and one small private school, with enrollments between 75-400 students in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago counties.
East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.
 The population was 1,704 at the 2010 census, down from 1,995 in 2000.
 East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River.
 Across the river is the city of Dubuque, Iowa.
 About three miles north of the city is the Illinois – Wisconsin border.
During the 1800s the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) was one of the most widespread and useful tree species east of the Mississippi River.
 By 1940 an estimated 4 billion trees were killed by the blight.
 The failing of this tree species had a negative impact on the economy of rural Appalachia.
 In Illinois, the Chestnut has been recorded in the wild in only seven counties, including Jo Daviess — the only county with Chestnuts in the northern half of the state.
 This ski resort is located in Galena, Illinois, and
Savanna National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Illinois on June 5, 1925 from part of the Savanna Military Reservation, now the Savanna Army Depot, with 10710 acre .
 On June 15, 1926 Savanna was renamed Bellevue-Savanna National Forest.
 The forest was abolished on July 15, 1954.
The Plum River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 46.6 mi long, in northwestern Illinois in the United States.
 It rises in Jo Daviess County and flows generally south-southwestwardly into Carroll County, where it joins the Mississippi at Savanna.
 Among its several short tributaries are:
Savanna Army Depot was a 13062 acre installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around 7 mi north of Savanna, Illinois.
 It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at Rock Island Arsenal.
 In 1921 it became a weapons depot.
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the depot as a Superfund site in 1989.
 The depot was selected for closure through the Base Realignment and Closure process in July 1995 and was officially closed on March 18, 2000.
 The Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) was established to redevelop a portion of the property for commercial and business usage referred to as the Savanna Depot Park.
 On September 26, 2003, the United States Department of Defense agreed to transfer 9404 acre of land to become the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
 3022 acre were initially transferred with the rest to be transferred following environmental cleanup.
 The portion near Lock and Dam No. 12 was transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and a small part to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The Riverport Railroad (reporting mark RVPR) is a switching railroad located in Savanna, Illinois, and operates the former Savanna Army Depot Track.
 The company offers services in railcar storage, switching, railcar cleaning and repair (Via the RESCAR company) and Inserv Rail Cleaning Company and transloading services.
Blanding is a small railroad junction in Illinois, United States, north of Savanna Army Depot.
The Apple River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 55 mi long, in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois in the United States.
 It rises in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, and flows for most of its length in Illinois, through Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties.
 Along its course it passes through Apple River Canyon State Park and the town of Hanover.
 It flows into the Mississippi River about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Savanna.

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 Savanna is a city in [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll County], [[Illinois]], [[United States]].
 The population was 2,945 at the 2010 census, down from 3,542 in 2000.
 Savanna is located along the [[Mississippi River]] at the mouth of the [[Plum River]].
 Going from north to south, the second automobile bridge between [[Iowa]] and Illinois is located just north of Savanna, and is part of [[U.S. Route 52]].
 The bridge leads to [[Sabula, Iowa]], which is across the river from Savanna.
 Savanna is also served by two major railroads, the [[BNSF|Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Railway Company]] and the (CP) Canadian Pacific.
 Savanna also has a small airport, The Tri-Township Airport (KSFY). 

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 The Northwest Illinois Conference (NWIC) was a high school conference in northwest and north central Illinois.
 The conference participated in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association.
 The conference included small public high schools, and one small private school, with enrollments between 75-400 students in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago counties. 

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 East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.
 The population was 1,704 at the 2010 census, down from 1,995 in 2000.
 East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River.
 Across the river is the city of Dubuque, Iowa.
 About three miles north of the city is the Illinois – Wisconsin border. 

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 During the 1800s the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) was one of the most widespread and useful tree species east of the Mississippi River.
 By 1940 an estimated 4 billion trees were killed by the blight.
 The failing of this tree species had a negative impact on the economy of rural Appalachia.
 In Illinois, the Chestnut has been recorded in the wild in only seven counties, including Jo Daviess — the only county with Chestnuts in the northern half of the state.
 This ski resort is located in Galena, Illinois, and 

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 Savanna National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Illinois on June 5, 1925 from part of the Savanna Military Reservation, now the Savanna Army Depot, with 10710 acre .
 On June 15, 1926 Savanna was renamed Bellevue-Savanna National Forest.
 The forest was abolished on July 15, 1954. 

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 Savanna Army Depot was a 13062 acre installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around 7 mi north of Savanna, Illinois.
 It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at Rock Island Arsenal.
 In 1921 it became a weapons depot.
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the depot as a Superfund site in 1989.
 The depot was selected for closure through the Base Realignment and Closure process in July 1995 and was officially closed on March 18, 2000.
 The Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) was established to redevelop a portion of the property for commercial and business usage referred to as the Savanna Depot Park.
 On September 26, 2003, the United States Department of Defense agreed to transfer 9404 acre of land to become the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
 3022 acre were initially transferred with the rest to be transferred following environmental cleanup.
 The portion near Lock and Dam No. 12 was transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and a small part to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 

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 Blanding is a small railroad junction in Illinois, United States, north of Savanna Army Depot. 

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 The Apple River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 55 mi long, in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois in the United States.
 It rises in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, and flows for most of its length in Illinois, through Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties.
 Along its course it passes through Apple River Canyon State Park and the town of Hanover.
 It flows into the Mississippi River about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Savanna. 

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Answer: United States