Lake County
| Landmark name | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idlewild Historic District | 01979-06-07June 7, 1979 | U.S. Route 10; also bounded generally by U.S. Route 10 on the north, 72nd St. on the south, Nelson Rd. on the east, and extending west of Forman Rd. on the west |
Cherry Valley, Pleasant Plains, and Yates Townships, and Idlewild | Idlewild is a vacation and retirement community founded in 1912 for African-American residents. It was one of only a few resorts in the country where African-Americans were allowed to vacation and purchase property before this discrimination became illegal in 1964. At its peak it was the most popular resort in the Midwest and as many as 25,000 would come to Idlewild in the height of the summer season to enjoy camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, roller skating and night-time entertainment. The second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of 02010-08-06August 6, 2010 | ||
| Marlborough Historic District | 01972-09-07September 7, 1972 | James Rd. |
Marlborough | |||
| John and Katharine Tunkun Podjun Farm | 02002-03-13March 13, 2002 | 9581 E. One Mile Rd. |
Ellsworth |
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Famous quotes containing the words lake and/or county:
“Will lovely, lively, virginal today
Shatter for us with a wing’s drunken blow
This hard, forgotten lake haunted in snow
By the sheer ice of flocks not flown away!”
—Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898)
“Jack: A politician, huh?
Editor: Oh, county treasurer or something like that.
Jack: What’s so special about him?
Editor: They say he’s an honest man.”
—Robert Rossen (1908–1966)