This 60-acre site was home to the Hoppe family for over 140 years. It is now the location of the re-located and re-constructed 1845 Miller-Elwood log cabin, a significant historical artifact of the county’s earliest settlers. The adjacent South Branch Prairie, contains five native plant communities as well as the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River, has been recognized nationally by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as an especially high-quality wetland restoration. A number of uncommon birds that require river, marsh or grassland habitat, including Sand Hill Cranes and Bald Eagles visit the site each year. The South Branch Prairie connects to Russell Woods Forest Preserve and is part of the Genoa to Kingston Trail.
Hoppe Heritage Farmstead /1835 Miller Elwood Cabin /South Branch Prairie
31966 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Kingston, IL 60145
815-895-7191
Hoppe Heritage Farmstead /1835 Miller Elwood Cabin /South Branch Prairie
31966 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Kingston, IL 60145
815-895-7191
This 60-acre site was home to the Hoppe family for over 140 years. It is now the location of the re-located and re-constructed 1845 Miller-Elwood log cabin, a significant historical artifact of the county’s earliest settlers. The adjacent South Branch Prairie, contains five native plant communities as well as the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River, has been recognized nationally by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as an especially high-quality wetland restoration. A number of uncommon birds that require river, marsh or grassland habitat, including Sand Hill Cranes and Bald Eagles visit the site each year. The South Branch Prairie connects to Russell Woods Forest Preserve and is part of the Genoa to Kingston Trail.
