Title
Deer Park
Subject
Parks
Gorges
Illinois--La Salle
Description
A body of water runs through Deer Park.
On verso: "Deer Park is a gorge worn by the action of water through the soft sandstone. Its length is over a quarter of a mile, depth nearly 100 feet, width from 30 to 100 feet, and is nearly five miles from La Salle. Its entrance is at the Big Vermillion River. It can be explored with carriages its entire length. There is a fine spring at the further end of the park or amphitheater, its water is pure and cool even in the sultry days of summer, at which season it is visited by pleasure seekers almost daily, from various parts of the country, as it is a delightful place of resort. Its name is supposed to be derived from the practice of Indians driving their deer into its mouth, and having no place of escape they became an easy prey."
On verso: "Deer Park is a gorge worn by the action of water through the soft sandstone. Its length is over a quarter of a mile, depth nearly 100 feet, width from 30 to 100 feet, and is nearly five miles from La Salle. Its entrance is at the Big Vermillion River. It can be explored with carriages its entire length. There is a fine spring at the further end of the park or amphitheater, its water is pure and cool even in the sultry days of summer, at which season it is visited by pleasure seekers almost daily, from various parts of the country, as it is a delightful place of resort. Its name is supposed to be derived from the practice of Indians driving their deer into its mouth, and having no place of escape they became an easy prey."
Creator
Immke, H. W.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401551
Miscellaneous Collection
Vertical File Stereograph Collection
Original Format
stereograph
b&w
2
Physical Dimensions
9 x 18 cm