title: Buffalo Rock State Park
Milan Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Potawatomi
List of protected areas of Illinois
Starved Rock State Park
Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Major Israel McCreight
Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Shabbona Grove, Illinois
Shabbona Lake State Park
sentences: Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on 298 acre in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.
 The park is located in LaSalle County next to Starved Rock State Park, and was once used as a "blind canyon" for Indians to capture buffalo.
 Effigy Tumuli consists of five earth art animal sculptures native to the Illinois River was constructed as a tribute to Native American tradition.
 The park is located 5 mi east of Utica, Illinois (Starved Rock State Park), and approximately 85 mi southwest of Chicago, Illinois.
 Now, this sandstone bluff carved by the Illinois River during the Pleistocene epoch, serves as a State Park for local residents and tourists.
Milan Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.
 As of the 2010 census, its population was 331 and it contained 130 housing units.
 Milan Township formed from portions of Shabbona Township and Malta Township on February 23, 1858.
The Pottawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomie and Potawatomi (among many variations), are a Native American people of the Great Plains, upper Mississippi River and Western Great Lakes region.
 They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family.
 The Potawatomi called themselves Neshnabé, a cognate of the word "Anishinaabe".
 The Potawatomi were part of a long-term alliance, called the Council of Three Fires, with the Ojibwe and Odawa (Ottawa).
 In the Council of Three Fires, the Potawatomi were considered the "youngest brother" and were referred to in this context as Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and refers to the council fire of three peoples.
Illinois has a variety of protected areas, including 123 state protected areas - state parks, wildlife areas, recreation areas, nature reserves, and state forests.
 There are also federal and local level protected areas in the state.
 These levels interact to provide a variety of recreation opportunities and conservation schemes, sometimes in a small area.
 For instance, 1500 acre Shabbona Lake State Park lies in DeKalb County which has its own 1000 acre forest preserve system, while the city of DeKalb has a 700 acre park system.
 There is one UNESCO World Heritage Site in Illinois, Cahokia.
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2630 acres .
 Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, 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.
Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 2842 acre in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
 Located just outside Danville, Illinois, this park is easily accessible through route I-74.
 It is 28 mi away from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 95 mi from Indianapolis.
 According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the name Kickapoo originated from the Kickapoo village that once existed near the junction of the Salt Fork and Middle Fork branches of the Vermilion River.
 After Europeans settled in the area and displaced the Native Americans, the Europeans began to dig wells to harvest salt from salt springs, called salines.
 In the early 20th century the land was then strip-mined for coal.
 Kickapoo State Park was the first park in the United States to be located on strip-mined land.
 The state of Illinois purchased the Kickapoo State Park Area in 1939 with donation money from Danville residents and the land has since recovered from the extraction of these resources.
Major Israel McCreight (Oglala Lakota: "Cante Tanke" ("Great Heart")(Čhaŋté Tȟáŋka) in Standard Lakota Orthography) (April 22, 1865 – October 13, 1958) is notable in American history as a Progressive Era banker, conservationist and expert on Native American culture and policy.
 McCreight was a founder of the Pennsylvania Conservation Association, and authored President Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation policy on public education and Cook Forest State Park, the first Pennsylvania State Park acquired to preserve a natural landmark.
 McCreight dedicated his life to public education about Native American culture and was a nominee for U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
 McCreight’s relationship with the Lakota people began as a young man in the Dakota Territory in 1885 when he lived with them during a period of great sorrow.
 He returned to Du Bois, Pennsylvania, became a successful banker, and led the region into prominence as the biggest bituminous coal producers in the United States between 1890 and World War I. McCreight collaborated with Flying Hawk, an Oglala Lakota Chief, to write a Native American’s view of U.S. history and classic accounts of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Crazy Horse and commentaries on Native American philosophy.
 The Wigwam, McCreight’s home in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, was a Native American heritage center and once the Eastern home of Oglala Lakota ""Oskate Wicasa"" Wild Westers.
 McCreight was a founder of the Pennsylvania Banker’s Association and member of the Pennsylvania Society of New York.
 McCreight was an ardent student of the Indian, a lover of fair play and an author of books and articles.
Shabbona Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.
 As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,453 and it contained 603 housing units.
 The township contains the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve and Shabbona Lake State Park.
Shabbona Grove is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
 Shabbona Grove is located on the south edge of Shabbona Lake State Park, 2.5 mi south-southeast of Shabbona.
Shabbona Lake State Park is an Illinois state park on 1550 acre in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
 Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River.
 Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona.

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 Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on 298 acre in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.
 The park is located in LaSalle County next to Starved Rock State Park, and was once used as a "blind canyon" for Indians to capture buffalo.
 Effigy Tumuli consists of five earth art animal sculptures native to the Illinois River was constructed as a tribute to Native American tradition.
 The park is located 5 mi east of Utica, Illinois (Starved Rock State Park), and approximately 85 mi southwest of Chicago, Illinois.
 Now, this sandstone bluff carved by the Illinois River during the Pleistocene epoch, serves as a State Park for local residents and tourists. 

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 The Pottawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomie and Potawatomi (among many variations), are a Native American people of the Great Plains, upper Mississippi River and Western Great Lakes region.
 They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family.
 The Potawatomi called themselves Neshnabé, a cognate of the word "Anishinaabe".
 The Potawatomi were part of a long-term alliance, called the Council of Three Fires, with the Ojibwe and Odawa (Ottawa).
 In the Council of Three Fires, the Potawatomi were considered the "youngest brother" and were referred to in this context as Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and refers to the council fire of three peoples. 

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 Illinois has a variety of protected areas, including 123 state protected areas - state parks, wildlife areas, recreation areas, nature reserves, and state forests.
 There are also federal and local level protected areas in the state.
 These levels interact to provide a variety of recreation opportunities and conservation schemes, sometimes in a small area.
 For instance, 1500 acre Shabbona Lake State Park lies in DeKalb County which has its own 1000 acre forest preserve system, while the city of DeKalb has a 700 acre park system.
 There is one UNESCO World Heritage Site in Illinois, Cahokia. 

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 Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2630 acres .
 Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, 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. 

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 Major Israel McCreight (Oglala Lakota: "Cante Tanke" ("Great Heart")(Čhaŋté Tȟáŋka) in Standard Lakota Orthography) (April 22, 1865 – October 13, 1958) is notable in American history as a Progressive Era banker, conservationist and expert on Native American culture and policy.
 McCreight was a founder of the Pennsylvania Conservation Association, and authored President Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation policy on public education and Cook Forest State Park, the first Pennsylvania State Park acquired to preserve a natural landmark.
 McCreight dedicated his life to public education about Native American culture and was a nominee for U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
 McCreight’s relationship with the Lakota people began as a young man in the Dakota Territory in 1885 when he lived with them during a period of great sorrow.
 He returned to Du Bois, Pennsylvania, became a successful banker, and led the region into prominence as the biggest bituminous coal producers in the United States between 1890 and World War I. McCreight collaborated with Flying Hawk, an Oglala Lakota Chief, to write a Native American’s view of U.S. history and classic accounts of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Crazy Horse and commentaries on Native American philosophy.
 The Wigwam, McCreight’s home in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, was a Native American heritage center and once the Eastern home of Oglala Lakota ""Oskate Wicasa"" Wild Westers.
 McCreight was a founder of the Pennsylvania Banker’s Association and member of the Pennsylvania Society of New York.
 McCreight was an ardent student of the Indian, a lover of fair play and an author of books and articles. 

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 Shabbona Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.
 As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,453 and it contained 603 housing units.
 The township contains the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve and Shabbona Lake State Park. 

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 Shabbona Grove is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
 Shabbona Grove is located on the south edge of Shabbona Lake State Park, 2.5 mi south-southeast of Shabbona. 

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 Shabbona Lake State Park is an Illinois state park on 1550 acre in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
 Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River.
 Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona. 

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Answer: Council of Three Fires