Image: Kennicotts Grove (7384457524)
Description: Kennicott's Grove in Glenview (1856). Robert Kennicott was a naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of Illinois. He was able to financially sustain his hobby by surveying for railroads. Kennicott was one of the co-founders of the Chicago Academy of Sciences in 1857. The newly-founded Northwestern University in Evanston received a small collection of flora and fauna to start a natural history museum; the next year he sent material to the University of Michigan. Kennicott also surveyed land for the first telegraph line across the Bering Strait. His experiences in Alaska were influential in William Seward's decision to purchase Alaska during the Johnson administration. At the age of only 30, Kennicott suffered a heart attack on this survey and died on the shore of the Yukon River. Several Alaskan features are named after him, including the now-ghost town (and popular tourist site) of Kennecott. He discovered many new species over his life, especially snakes.
Title: Kennicotts Grove (7384457524)
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