Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli

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Buffalo Rock State Park, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Buffalo Rock State Park
Location	LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Ottawa, Illinois
Coordinates	41°19′37″N 88°54′35″W / 41.32694, -88.90972
Area	298 acres (1.21 km²)
Established	November 15, 1928
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on 298 acres (1.21 km²) in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was donated to the state on November 15, 1928 with the promise that it would become a permanent state park. The second provision was that 72 year old Robert Barnett would stay on for the remainder of his life as the caretaker.

[edit] References

• Buffalo Rock State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
• USGS. "United Buffalo Rock State Park, USGS Starved Rock (IL) Topo Map Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. 

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