RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Methodist Campground- Des Plaines, Illinois
The recent flooding in the Chicagoland area may be just what the historic 32 acre Methodist Campground needs to stave off the flooding problems and deterioration of many of the historic cottages and structures, many dating back to the late 1800s.
The Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois placed the campgrounds on the Top Ten Most Endangered list in 2003, where it still remains. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It dates to 1830s and has been at its current site since 1865. Many of the cottages, meeting halls, and a hotel were built between the 1880s and 1920s.
Located in Des Plaines by the Des Plaines River, (near Algonquin Road) the area has frequently been inundated with floodwaters. It is hoped that forthcoming money will enable the cottages to be raised.
I had never heard of this place before, although I did live in Des Plaines for a year back in the early 1970s. Sounds like a site that definitely should be saved. A search of the internet showed that a lot of meetings are held there.
Sept. 19th Chicago Tribune- "Flooding may help old religious camp" by Liam Ford.
Here's Hoping for the Money. --RoadDog
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I understand your blog is from 2007 but to date Des Plaines has red tagged many of the building and no one is helping the campground. That would be because Des Plaines wants to take over the campground and make it a riverwalk like Naperville.
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