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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 ]
Wauconda Township covers an area of 24.2 square miles (62.8 km 2); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km 2) or 5.59 percent is water. [2] Lakes in this township include Bangs Lake and Slocum Lake. The stream of Mutton Creek runs through this township.
By the end of the 1930s, Wauconda's population exceeded 500 residents. At the end of the 1960s, Wauconda had three elementary schools, a junior high, and a high school. By the end of the 1970s there were about 5,600 residents living in Wauconda. Throughout the 1980s, most of the beaches on Bangs Lake gradually closed down.
Apple Canyon Lake (reservoir), a private lake resort community near Apple River in Jo Daviess County. 42°25′57″N 90°09′58″W / 42.43250°N 90.16611°W / 42.43250; -90.16611 Argyle Lake (reservoir), McDonough County
Bangs Lake Park explosion: Wauconda, Illinois: United States: 1 death, 8 injuries [2] Park 30 May 1973: Children injured by discarded shell: Huntley, Illinois: United States: 2 injuries [2] Factory 9 June 1973: Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion: McHenry, Illinois: United States: 7 injuries [2] Factory 18 February 1977: Xinjiang 61st ...
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Wauconda may refer to: Wauconda, Illinois, a village in Lake County, Illinois, U.S. Wauconda Area Library, a library serving the village and surrounding areas; Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve, a tamarack bog and a National Natural Landmark located here; Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, a school district serving the village and ...
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