In 1994, the Willow Springs Historical Society (WSHS) was approached by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Alumni Chapter 77 requesting assistance in restoring some of the area once occupied by CCC Camp Chicago-Lemont #612. Their intent was to . . . — — Map (db m295881) HM
Buried in this area is radioactive material from nuclear research conducted here 1945-1949. Burial area is marked by six corner markers 100 ft. from this center point. There is no danger to visitors. — — Map (db m208226) HM
Built at the University of Chicago and called Chicago Pile–1 (CP-1), the world’s first nuclear reactor was moved to Site A in the Red gate Woods in 1943 and renamed CP-2. The site Boasted 10 tons of uranium metal, 42 tons of uranium oxide, and . . . — — Map (db m208229) HM
At the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President and inaugurated in January, 1933 and by the Spring of that same year he had the Civilian Conservation Corps program up and running.
The Civilian Conservation . . . — — Map (db m295874) HM
On December 2, 1942, scientists at the University of Chicago produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in human history. Soon after, the reactor was relocated to “Site A” in the Palos Park Forest Preserve where scientists performed . . . — — Map (db m208231) HM
This plaque, presented in 1984 by the Swallow Cliff Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, commemorates the site where, hundreds of years before the white settlers came, the Potawatomi and other Indian tribes in the . . . — — Map (db m267609) HM
A century ago, this quiet trail was part of the bustling, 96-mile I&M Canal that connected the Illinois River with Lake Michigan.
Teams of mules and horses pulled passenger and freight barges along the towpath on the north side of the canal. . . . — — Map (db m266862) HM
Polish Inscription
Płk Antoni Skarbek-Szacki
"Bohun", "Dąbrowski"
Legendarny Dowodca Brygady Świętokrzyskiej NSZ
Urodził sję 1 marca 1902 r. w Wilnie.
W 1919 r, . . . — — Map (db m267572) HM WM
St. James at Sag Bridge Church & Cemetery. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Parish founded 1833. Present church built 1853 — — Map (db m203578) HM
In 1935, Camp #612 was built on the hill above Archer Avenue, just west of Willow Springs Road. The first group of men to arrive, after being processed at Fort Sheridan, constructed the camp site and built a path down to Archer Avenue. Remnants of . . . — — Map (db m295878) HM
In their free time, the men would walk down the hill to Banks and Koller's Tavern on Archer and Willow Springs Road. They took streetcars to Argo to see a show or go to Chicago. Someone always waited at the bottom of the hill for the last streetcar . . . — — Map (db m295880) HM
Robert Cronin • Peter M. Husch • Alfred Overling • Thomas C. Haas • Theo. R. Lallamond • Lloyd V. Tomlinson • Lawrence Pankow • Joseph Slauber • Leo H. Jensen • Eugene Wachowski • Howard Lane • Henry Banks • Rudolph La Vine • Harry Moroch • Anton . . . — — Map (db m267620) WM
This statue commemorates the dedication and spirit of the young men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from April, 1933 to July, 1942.
Camp Chicago-Lemont, Company 612
Willow Springs, Illinois
Established June 4, 1933
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The world’s first nuclear reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation at the University of Chicago. This rector (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were major facilities which around which developed the . . . — — Map (db m208225) HM
Looking for a remote location to conduct top secret nuclear experiments, the U.S. Army corps of Engineers built the “Site A” research facility on land leased from the Cook County Forest Preserve in Red Gate Woods.
In addition to research . . . — — Map (db m208233) HM
