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Bangs Lake is a natural glacial lake that is located in Wauconda, Illinois. [1] It is named after Justus Bangs, the first permanent settler in Wauconda, who arrived in the summer of 1836. [ 2 ] Justus Bangs reportedly named Wauconda as well, supposedly after a Native American Indian character in a story Bangs had read. [ 1 ]
Justus Bangs, the first settler in Wauconda, built a house next to the lake in 1848 and the lake was later named after him. In 1840, members of the Winnebago tribe who did not leave the shores of the Fox River often went to the area to trade. In 1849, Wauconda was organized into a town by a vote of the people of Lake County to divide Lake ...
A 67-acre (27 ha) parcel that comprises the Wauconda Bog site is owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District. It is minimally accessible to the public. U.S. Highway 12 adjoins the bog. [1] The bog was named as an Illinois Nature Preserve in 1970, [1] and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972. [2]
Grand Lake St. Marys was constructed in the early 19th century as a reservoir for the Miami and Erie Canal, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Erie. At one time the lake was the world's largest man-made lake. [4] The canal system thrived for about thirty years in the mid-to-late 19th century before it was replaced by the railroads. In the ...
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Tappan Lake, also known as Tappan Reservoir, [1] is a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The lake covers 2,350 acres (9.5 km 2) of water and 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of surrounding land, as part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Normal pool elevation is 899.3 ft (274.1 m) above sea level. The lake has a 399 ...
The village was built along the Cleveland, Mt. Vernon, and Columbus Railroad about 1873 as the railroad was being constructed. [2] [3] A post office called Bangs was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1955. [4]