Cultural Resources

Historic resources (archaeological sites and standing structures) are nonrenewable resources that enhance our understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of Illinois and possess information of federal, state, regional or local significance. It is the policy of the Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to protect, preserve, conserve and interpret the historic resources present on lands owned and leased by IDNR

The CRMP secures historic resource evaluations for department undertakings in compliance with Federal and State historic preservation laws; informs department staff of research findings and recommendations; develops cultural resource management plans for department properties; nominates eligible sites to the National Register of Historic Places and develops policies and procedures for managing and protecting significant historic resources

• Copperas Creek Lock
• Dunleith Mounds
• Indian Mounds Park, Quincy
• Preserving the Past
• Protected for the Public
• Reading and Understanding Cemeteries
• The Ryan Round Barn
• Who Were These Mound-Builders? Ogden-Fettie Mounds

• Fort Massac State Park: A Self-Guided Tour of a Replica of an 1802 American Fort
• Hidden Treasures: Unearthing Illinois' History
• Historic Millville, Apple River Canyon State Park, JoDaviess County
• Illinois Historic Cemetery Preservation Handbook
• Illinois' Rock Artists: Messages in Stone
• Places of the Past: Gone But Not Forgotten
• The Illinois Frontier: A Sense of Place
• The White Barn, Trail of Tears State Forest, Union County
• Unsolved Prehistory: Wall of Mystery

• 19th Century Pottery Production at Goose Lake Prairie
• Camp Logan National Guard Rifle Range Historic District
• Civilian Conservation Corps and Illinois State Parks
• Cultural Resource Programs
• The Archaeology of 19th Century Canal Boats
• The Griggsville Landing Lime Kiln