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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Populated places in Ogle County, Illinois, Protected areas of Ogle County, Illinois, Leaf River, Illinois, Creston, Illinois, Oregon, Illinois, Hillcrest, Illinois, Mount Morris, Illinois, Polo, Illinois, Davis Junction, Illinois, Byron, Illinois, Rochelle, Illinois, Forreston, Illinois, Adeline, Illinois, Stillman Valley, Illinois, White Pines Forest State Park, Buffalo Grove, Ogle County, Illinois, Lowden State Park, Lindenwood, Illinois, Stillman Creek, Grand Detour, Illinois, Stillman's Run Battle Site, Baileyville, Illinois, Daysville, Illinois, Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, List of settlements in Ogle County, Illinois, Chana, Illinois, Paynes Point, Illinois, Haldane, Illinois, Egan, Illinois, List of cemeteries in Ogle County, Illinois, Monroe Center, Illinois, Rock River, Flagg, Illinois, Woosung, Illinois, Flagg Center, Illinois, List of townships in Ogle County, Illinois, Castle Rock State Park, Brookville, Illinois, Killbuck Creek, Hazelhurst, Illinois, Holcomb, Illinois, Pine Creek, Sandwich Fault Zone, Lowden-Miller State Forest, Lost Nation, Illinois, Kyte River. Excerpt: White Pines Forest State Park, more commonly referred to as White Pines State Park, is an Illinois state park in Ogle County, Illinois. It is located near the communities of Polo, Mount Morris and Oregon. The 385-acre (1.6 km) park contains the southernmost remaining stand of native white pine trees in the state of Illinois, and that area, 43 acres (170,000 m), was designated an Illinois Nature Preserve in 2001. The area was poised to become a state park in 1903, but a veto by Governor Richard Yates prevented that from occurring. Supporters continued to press for the White Pines Woods, as it was once known, to receive state park designation throughout the period 1903-1927. In 1927 the park was established with help from supporters in ...
