Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area
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Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area, Illinois, USA | |
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) | |
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Location | Vermilion County, Illinois, USA |
Nearest city | Georgetown, Illinois |
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Area | 1,104 acres (4.47 km²) |
Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 1,104 acres (4.47 km²) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
Part of this area used to be owned by Piankeshaw Council a former part of Prairielands Council, after those councils merged in 1992. It was known as Camp Cherokee Hills (the former summer camp of the Piankashaw Council), located east of Georgetown, Illinois. This land was sold in 1996 to the State of Illinois to be an addition to the Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area.
[edit] References
- Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
- USGS. "USGS Humrick (IL,IN) Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
- Scouting in Illinois. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.