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Naperville's park district has CAPRA accreditation from the National Recreation and Park Association, [2] which is conferred to only 1% of park districts in the country. [3] The park district won the National Gold Medal, awarded by the National Recreation and Park Association, in 1972. [3] It was a finalist for the medal in 2002.
Naperville (/ ˈ n eɪ p ər ˌ v ɪ l / NAY-pər-vil) is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located 28 miles (45 km) west of the city on the DuPage River.
Apple River Fort State Historic Site: Elizabeth: Jo Daviess: Northern Illinois: Living: Recreated 1830s fort: Arlington Heights Historical Museum: Arlington Heights: Cook: Chicago area: Open air: Includes 1882 Victorian Muller House, coach house, 1906 soda pop factory, 1908 Banta house and a replica 1830s log cabin: Art Center Highland Park ...
Front entrance of Naper Settlement. Naper Settlement, established in 1969, is a 12-acre (49,000 m 2) outdoor history museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings and structures from the Naperville, Illinois area.
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The Historical Society of Fort Hill Country, founded in 1983, previously ran the museum as the Fort Hill Museum, until the society disbanded in 2018 due to low membership. The museum was closed from 2018 to 2020, as operations of the museum were transferred to the Mundelein Historical Commission.
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is a governmental agency headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois, United States.Its mission is to acquire and hold lands containing forests, prairies, wetlands, and associated plant communities or lands capable of being restored to such natural conditions for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna and scenic beauty for the education ...
Fort Hill Historic District may refer to: Fort Hill Historic District (Northampton, Massachusetts) Fort Hill, Boston, neighborhood and historic district;