Chicago Portage National Historic Site
The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: historic site in Lyons, Illinois
- Also known as: “Chicago Portage NHS”
- Address: 4800 South Harlem Avenue, Lyons, IL
Places of Interest
Highlights include Summit station and Hollywood station.
Summit station
Railway station
Summit is an Amtrak and Metra train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction.
Hollywood station
Railway station
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Hollywood is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 11.7 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line.
Harlem Avenue station
Railway station
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Harlem Avenue is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Berwyn, Illinois. The station is 10 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Harlem Avenue is in zone 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyons and Summit.
Lyons
Town
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Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Lyons.
Summit
Town
Summit is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,161 at the 2020 census. The name Summit, in use since 1836, refers to the highest point on the Chicago Portage between the northeast-flowing Chicago River and the southwest-flowing Des Plaines River located just north of the city.
Forest View
Village
Forest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
- Categories: National Historic Site and recreation area
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80487° or 41° 48′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.80543° or 87° 48′ 20″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86HJR53V+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 164425256OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4887485Wikidata ID
Q5095746
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