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1 Starved Rock Non fiction research

2 Jarrett Library Databases Ebsco Host Britannica - School Edition World Book

3 Starved Rock LaSalle County, Illinois http://www.millikin.edu/mr/images/netrock.jpg

4 Starved Rock on Illinois River http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/rivers/illinois/starved_rock/starved_rock.html

5 History Home to humans from as early as 8000 B.C. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm Hopewell Indians

6 History Woodland Indian cultures thrived here. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm

7 1500s – 1700s Illiniwek, Native Americans lived here Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm colored pen and ink by Alexandre de Batz, 1735) http://www.museum.state.il.us/ muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/il.h tml

8 How it was named Native American legend of injustice and retribution. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm http://images.library.uiuc.ed u:8081/cdm4/item_viewer.p hp?CISOROOT=/tdc&CISOPT R=860&REC=4 View from Top of Starved Rock

9 Legend of its name In the 1760s, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe from upriver, was slain by an Illiniwek while attending a tribal council in southern Illinois. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm

10 Legend of its name Avenge their chiefs death During one of the battles, a band of Illiniwek, under attack Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm

11 Legend of its name Illiniwek sought refuge atop a 125-foot sandstone butte. http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/starvedrock/IndexSR.html

12 How it was named The Ottawa and Potawatomi surrounded the bluff and held their ground until the hapless Illiniwek died of starvation- giving rise to the name Starved Rock. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm

13 Canyons at Starved Rock http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/geoclub/Starvedrockpg1.htm sandstone formations created by glacial runoff.

14 Sandstone Canyons at Starved Rock http://www.blogula-rasa.com/images/ilwaterfall.jpg

15 Woods, Vermilion River

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20 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://foxriverbnb.com/starved%2520rock%25204.jpg&imgrefurl=http://foxriverbnb.com/thingstodo.htm&h=297&w=432&sz=62&hl=en&start=40&tbnid=UUp7XYgBpBQFAM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstarved%2Brock%26start%3D36%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DSUNA,SUNA:2005-51,SUNA:en%26sa%3DN

21 http://besphoto.com/besphoto/fineart/ArtLocal/im ages/DSC_0773%20Starved%20Rock%20%20%A 9%202004%20Mike%20Bessler.jpg

22 http://www.naturescapes.net/portfolios/pics/userpics/10248/2056-St.-Louis-wide-web.jpg

23 http://poc.purdue.org/galleries/2004/starved_rock_ice climbing/IMG_0028.jpg

24 Vermilion River

25 Vermilion River http://www.orrmn.com/htmls/places/gorge/

26 Vermilion River http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay/images/Floe-pont-bridge-2005.jpg

27 Vermilion River http://middleforkcanoes.com/ellsworthpark.htm

28 Vermilion River

29 http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/projectsList/ProjectData%5C108756%5CHomePagePicture%5CVermilion%20River%20Bank.jpg

30 Vermilion River http://www.vdl.com/canoe.html

31 Vermilion River http://www.goldminecamp.com/whoweare.htm

32 The End http://pages.ripco.net/~jwn/pontverm2.jpg


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