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Barry, Illinois: 2002 Closed in 2015 [11] Cooper's Hawk Winery: Woodridge, Illinois: 2005 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. [1] Crooked Creek Winery Centralia, Illinois: 2014 Member of the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail. [7] Cunningham Vineyards Anna, Illinois: This business does not seem to be active and is up for sale. [12] DC Estate ...
Indiana wine is wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Indiana.Wine has been produced in the area since the early days of European colonization in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century, Indiana was the tenth-largest winegrape producing state in the country.
Illinois wine refers to any wine that is produced in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2006, Shawnee Hills, in southern Illinois, was named the state's first American Viticultural Area. As of 2008, there were 79 wineries in Illinois, utilizing approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km 2) of vines. [2]
The Col. William H. Fulkerson Farmstead, also known as Hazel Dell, is a historic farm located at 1510 North State Street (U.S. Route 67) 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Jerseyville, Illinois. The 58.26 acres (23.58 ha) farm includes an Italian Villa style farmhouse, a carriage house , a barn, grain fields, and fruit orchards.
Soon, the Atkins Group-owned farm known for its expansive sunflower fields will have a new attraction: a pollinator garden in the shape of the state of Illinois with nearly 1,000 plants and more ...
Oliver Winery is the oldest and largest winery in the U.S. state of Indiana.Established in 1972, the winery has grown to become the 28 th largest winery in the U.S. [1] The Oliver Winery tasting room operates in Monroe County north of Bloomington at 200 E Winery Road.
Funk Farms was founded in 1824 by brothers Isaac and Absalom Funk in McLean County, Illinois. From a historical perspective, Abraham Lincoln was one of Funk Farms' first attorneys and later served in the Illinois House of Representatives with Isaac Funk. Isaac was a friend of Lincoln's and an early booster when Lincoln ran for U.S. president.
The poor farm was designed to provide shelter for the county's impoverished residents under the condition that they work on the farm if able. During the late 1800s, this was the most common means of providing social relief for the poor in Illinois; by 1903, only two of the state's 102 counties had not established a poor farm or almshouse.