1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

ILLINOIS - Lake County - Vacant / Not In Use

Hotel Waukegan (added 1994 - Building - #94001269) Also known as Chateau Waukegan Lake County - 102 Washington St., Waukegan (less then 1 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Jewel Tea Company, Inc. (added 2004 - Building - #03001462) Also known as Direct Marketing Division--Jewel Tea companies, Inc. Lake County - 511 Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington (550 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Holabird and Root Architectural Style: Moderne, Art Deco Area of Significance: Commerce, Industry, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Karcher Hotel (added 2002 - Building - #02000845) Lake County - 405 Washington St., Waukegan (less then 1 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use LADY ELGIN Shipwreck *** (added 1999 - Site - #94000362) Lake County - Address Restricted, Chicago (70 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Bidwell, Banta & Co. Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement Cultural Affiliation: Irish-American Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: State Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Water-Related Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use North Shore Sanitary District Tower ** (added 1983 - Structure - #83000322) Lake County - Cary Ave., Highland Park (3 acres, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Greely & Hansen,Engineers Architectural Style: Modern Movement, Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Water Works Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Hocking Hills Ohio Millions of Years of History on Display

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