National Register of Historic Places
Farm Creek Section
Farm Creek Section is a historic place in East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1992, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 91002039.
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Farm Creek Section
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About this place
What is Farm Creek Section?
The Farm Creek Section, also known as the Farmdale Geologic Exposure, is a hillside near East Peoria, Illinois that clearly showed geological strata. It is nationally significant as one of the first exposed glacial stratifications in the United States to be scientifically documented. These Ice Age geological formations, with rock layers representing different periods of glaciation, had long been known and published in England, France, and Germany, but were not yet well known in North America. Geologist Frank Leverett discovered this exposed face of a hill with its clearly defined stratifications in 1879 and described and pictured it in his monograph, The Illinois Glacial Lobe, in 1899.
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Listing details
- Name
- Farm Creek Section
- City
- East Peoria
- County
- Tazewell County
- State
- Illinois
- Listed on the National Register
- February 6, 1992
- NRIS reference number
- 91002039
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 40.67757, -89.49017
When was Farm Creek Section listed on the National Register?
Farm Creek Section was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1992.
Where is Farm Creek Section located?
Farm Creek Section is located in East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois at approximately 40.67757, -89.49017. See the map above.
Is Farm Creek Section a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Farm Creek Section is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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