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Carpenter Park is a 322-acre (1.3 km²) park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. The park is a listed ''Illinois Nature Preserve'' and has been designated as an ''Important Bird Area of Illinois''. The park is owned by the city of Springfield and overseen by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carpenter Park Nature Preserve: Sangamon County )〕 ==History== The woodland that now forms most of Carpenter Park was a wooded intrusion into the tallgrass prairie that covered most of central Illinois during early historic times. The local Indians used the Sangamon River as a transportation route for their canoes and used this woodland, with its plentiful supply of firewood, as a campground.〔 During the War of 1812, many Indians fought against the frontiersmen of the Illinois Territory, attempting to defend their way of life. While the war as a whole was a draw, the frontiersmen won control of central Illinois Territory and opened it for fur trading and settlement. As an attractive wooded area within the prairie, this parcel of woodland quickly found an occupant. William Carpenter acquired legal control over the land in 1838.〔 The Carpenter family used the woodland in a manner typical of early 19th century United States frontier culture. William Carpenter established a small ferry across the Sangamon River and built a water-powered mill on the Sangamon River. The mill sawed wood from local timber and ground corn into cornmeal. The ferry was located close to where old U.S. 66 crosses the Sangamon River today.〔 The Carpenter family continued to occupy the future park property until daughter Sarah Carpenter sold it to the Springfield Park District in 1922 for $87,310. The property was renamed Carpenter Park. Shortly after this accession, in 1926, U.S. Route 66 was designated to include a road adjacent to the park.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carpenter Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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