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HAWES FAMILY JULY -- AUGUST 2001
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Welcome
Baxter State Park, Maine
Cape Cod, Mass.
Erie Canal, New York
Niagara Falls, NY
Weinberg-King State Park, IL
Pulaksi Cemetery, Augusta, IL
Gothenburg Sod House Museum, NE
Front Street Tavern, Nebraska
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, SD
Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Reservation
Homestake Gold Mine, Lead, SD
Billings, Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Grand Tetons National Park
Craters of the Moon National Park
Yosemite National Park
Cayucos, California
Don Crain, age 103
Cousin Jade in Oracle, Arizona
El Paso & Austin, Texas
Dawsonville, Georgia
Back to Shannon's Home Page
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July 11, 2001
Weinberg-King State Park, Augusta, IL
The drive through Canada, Detroit and past Chicago was uneventful and we have arrived in Augusta, IL. Augusta is the home of my dad's paternal ancestors. They were pioneers that settled western Illinois in the 1830's.
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Somewhere out there was the Old Crain Farm (1835-1950)
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Farmers in Illinois look a lot different than I expected!
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We settled in at Weinberg-King State Park which is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The park is right down the street from the Crain Farm of my ancestors. The campground is out of this world--filled with whippoorwill, fireflies, frogs and bats--and it is deserted.
No one is here except us and the Park Ranger. It is a scenic area with rolling hills along a meandering, picturesque Williams Creek. The average depth of Williams Creek is 3 feet. The majority of trees are locust, and Osage orange, although pine, honeysuckle and walnut trees have been planted. There are huge walnut trees over me right now! I am going to go catch fireflies. Bye!
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