Riverwoods (Ill.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ריברוודס (אילינוי)
Name (Latin)
Riverwoods (Ill.)
Coordinates
-87.8958 -87.8958 42.1708 42.1708 (gooearth )
W0875349 W0875349 N0421003 N0421003 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 126788540
Wikidata: Q2271100
Library of congress: n 89146585
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°10ʹ03ʺN 087°53ʹ49ʺW)
  • Village of Riverwoods, zoning map, 1986.
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1990(Riverwoods; Lake Co.)

Wikipedia description:

Riverwoods is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was established on the banks of the Des Plaines River in 1959 by local steel magnate Jay Peterson. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,790. The corporate headquarters of CCH are located there, as well as Orphans of the Storm, an animal shelter founded in 1928 by famous dancer Irene Castle. The village used to host the annual "Arts & Riverwoods" festival.

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