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Historical Markers in Forest View, Illinois
Chicago is the county seat for Cook County
Forest View is in Cook County
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Will County (142) ►
Lake County, Indiana (71) ►
Porter County, Indiana (36) ►
Berrien County, Michigan (80) ►
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ADJACENT TO COOK COUNTY
DuPage County (37) ►
Kane County (52) ►
Lake County (67) ►
McHenry County (38) ►
Will County (142) ►
Lake County, Indiana (71) ►
Porter County, Indiana (36) ►
Berrien County, Michigan (80) ►
Touch name on this list to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Forest View — Portage Creek Passage —  |
| Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 53) south of Forest View Terminal Drive. | |||
| From the time people first came to this region, Portage Creek provided a natural connection between two great waterways - the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. A short canoe carry, or portage, was all that was needed for Indians, fur traders . . . — — Map (db m157679) HM | |||
| 2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Forest View — The Chicago Portage — |
| Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) south of Forest View Terminal Drive. | |||
| Here you stand at the west end of a 7.5 mile long water and overland travel route across a continental divide between the St. Lawrence and Mississippi River systems, known as the Chicago Portage. Well-known to Native Americans, the route was first . . . — — Map (db m157109) HM | |||