Difference between revisions of "Businesses, Media, Attractions and Recreation Franklin County (IL)"
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*Odom Farms 159.7875 Repeater with 153.1675 input (11K at Benton) WQJF561 | *Odom Farms 159.7875 Repeater with 153.1675 input (11K at Benton) WQJF561 | ||
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===Rend Lake=== | ===Rend Lake=== | ||
*[http://www.rendlake.com/ Website] | *[http://www.rendlake.com/ Website] | ||
*[http://www.rendlake.com/pages/maps/guncreek.htm Rend Lake Gun Creek Campground map] | *[http://www.rendlake.com/pages/maps/guncreek.htm Rend Lake Gun Creek Campground map] | ||
Rend Lake was built as a joint project by the Illinois Department of Conservation, the Rend Lake Conservancy District, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This 18,000 acre reservoir was built to provide a dependable domestic water supply to a two-county area beginning in 1965. Construction of the $60 million project took 5 years to complete with the final filling of the lake in the early 1970's. Since that time, many improvements have been made resulting in the current quality facilities that are currently available. Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area was developed to provide public hunting, and other recreational opportunities | Rend Lake was built as a joint project by the Illinois Department of Conservation, the Rend Lake Conservancy District, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This 18,000 acre reservoir was built to provide a dependable domestic water supply to a two-county area beginning in 1965. Construction of the $60 million project took 5 years to complete with the final filling of the lake in the early 1970's. Since that time, many improvements have been made resulting in the current quality facilities that are currently available. Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area was developed to provide public hunting, and other recreational opportunities | ||
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Revision as of 11:41, 24 July 2012
Businesses
Agricultural
- Buntin Farms 159.915 Base/Mobile (11K at Thompsonville) WQPF882
- Odom Farms 159.7875 Repeater with 153.1675 input (11K at Benton) WQJF561
Attractions and Recreation
Rend Lake
Rend Lake was built as a joint project by the Illinois Department of Conservation, the Rend Lake Conservancy District, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This 18,000 acre reservoir was built to provide a dependable domestic water supply to a two-county area beginning in 1965. Construction of the $60 million project took 5 years to complete with the final filling of the lake in the early 1970's. Since that time, many improvements have been made resulting in the current quality facilities that are currently available. Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area was developed to provide public hunting, and other recreational opportunities