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'''Mount Trashmore''' is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in [[Evanston, Illinois]]. Mount Trashmore is an example of [[landfill#Land reclamation|landfill reuse]] as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965. |
'''Mount Trashmore''' is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in [[Evanston, Illinois]]. Mount Trashmore is an example of [[landfill#Land reclamation|landfill reuse]] as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965. |
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Revision as of 20:11, 21 December 2009
42°02′49″N 87°40′44″W / 42.046839°N 87.678881°W
Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965.
In 1973, Evanston began allowing skiing on Mount Trashmore[1], installing a tow rope and snow making machines.
Since skiing was prohibited in the 80's, Mount Trashmore remained a popular sledding and tobogganing hill in the winter as well as a popular destination for runners and hikers in the summer.
In the summer of 1995, Northwestern University football strength and conditioning director, Larry Lilja planted a small Rose Bowl flag at the top of Mount Trashmore and had the Wildcats repeatedly run up the mountain[2]. They went on to play in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.
Notes
- ^ Fuller, Jack (1973-11-29), "Turning garbage into ski slopes", The Chicago Tribune
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ LaTourette, Larry, Northwestern Wildcat Football
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