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4 unusual facts about Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie


Midewin

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, a grassland preserve in Illinois, USA (name based on alternate spelling of Midewiwin).

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

The first national tallgrass prairie ever designated in the U.S. and the largest conservation site in the Chicago Wilderness region, it is located on the site of the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant between the towns Elwood, Manhattan and Wilmington in northeastern Illinois.

Major proponents of the park's establishment and restoration included World War II flying ace William J. Cullerton.

Midewiwin

The Midew society is commemorated in the name of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (Illinois).



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