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 During the 1980's the Forest Preserve Commission placed emphasis upon acquiring the remaining river edge property of the Redgate and Severson farms. The land was farmed for a long time and still retains long stretches of riverbank. A beautiful section of the Fox River Trail crosses the property upon the right of way of the old trolley line.
The Norton Woods property was a donation to the Forest Preserve District in memory of Carol Ann Buck. This extraordinary gift is exceptional not only for the generosity but the unusual land form. It is the mouth of Norton Creek and it is a point at which the Newark Valley is exposed to the surface. The one condition placed upon the gift was that no structures ever are built on the property.
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