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Dorchester on Thames (or Dorchester-on-Thames) is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Wallingford and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. The town is a few hundred yards from the confluence of the River Thames and River Thame. A common practice of the scholars at Oxford was to refer to the river Thames ...
One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.
The parish's western boundary largely follows the course of a Roman road that linked Dorchester on Thames and Alchester Roman Town. In the Romano-British period there were pottery kilns producing Oxfordshire red/brown-slipware at Horspath Open Brasenose. [2] Production of red slipware had begun by about 240 and continued until the end of 4th ...
The North Shore Channel is a 7.7 mile long canal built between 1907 and 1910 to increase the flow of North Branch of the Chicago River so that it would empty into the South Branch and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. [1] Its water is generally taken from Lake Michigan to flow into the canal at Wilmette Harbor.
The North Side is defined for this article as the area west of Lake Michigan, north of North Avenue (1600 N.), and east of the Chicago River — plus the area north of Fullerton Avenue going west of the River and north to the Chicago city limits.
William W. Powers State Recreation Area is on Chicago's far southeast side, off highways 94, 90, and 41. The main park entrance is at 12949 South Avenue O. [ 1 ] At one time, the Wolf lake was connected to Lake Michigan by a creek running through Hammond on the Indiana side, but the creek has long since been blocked by development.
United States historic place Michigan–Wacker Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Toward the north of DuSable Bridge on Michigan Avenue Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates Area 29.5 acres (119,000 m 2) Architect Holabird & Roche Architectural style Gothic ...
Rebuild Foundation has also created programs with Hyde Park Arts Center, which is an organization that works with contemporary artists residing in Chicago that work with creating a space for artists to showcase their work, create ideas, impact social change, and create networking, [14] for those living in the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative.