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1589:State Trails
1491:Union County
1436:Sahara Woods
1356:LaSalle Lake
1346:Kinkaid Lake
1291:Coffeen Lake
1286:Carlyle Lake
1281:Banner Marsh
1276:Baldwin Lake
1206:Prophetstown
1196:Moraine View
1171:Frank Holten
1166:Eldon Hazlet
1156:Clinton Lake
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1045:Starved Rock
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1476:Spring Lake
1461:Shelbyville
1396:Newton Lake
1386:Middle Fork
1381:Mermet Lake
1316:Green River
1301:Des Plaines
1216:Ramsey Lake
1161:Eagle Creek
1040:South Shore
985:Matthiessen
915:Fort Massac
875:Castle Rock
860:Beall Woods
855:Argyle Lake
850:Apple River
842:State Parks
673:Port Louisa
643:Great River
367:Eugene Debs
1710:Categories
1421:Ray Norbut
1411:Pekin Lake
1131:Sand Ridge
1075:Wolf Creek
930:Giant City
865:Beaver Dam
678:Two Rivers
658:Mark Twain
648:Hackmatack
618:Chautauqua
422:References
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68:newspapers
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1431:Rice Lake
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663:Meredosia
195:Architect
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1496:Woodford
1451:Sam Parr
1366:Marshall
1306:Double T
1186:Kickapoo
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