The stories of LaSalle County, IL
8 narrated audio stories from across LaSalle County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Starved Rock State Park
How Starved Rock Was Built to Last
From protected bluff to CCC-crafted park, a landscape shaped by public will.
Starved Rock State Park
A French Stronghold Above the Illinois
How La Salle and Tonti turned a bluff into power.
Starved Rock State Park
On the Rock Above the Illinois
How a sandstone butte became a French stronghold in contested country.
Starved Rock State Park
The Rock That Wouldn’t Fall
How height and narrow paths helped Fort St. Louis endure attack.
LaSalle County
From Troy Grove to Frontier Legend
How a farm boy from LaSalle County became Wild Bill Hickok.
Starved Rock State Park
What the Name Starved Rock Can, and Can’t, Tell Us
A famous Illinois landmark, and the legend history cannot fully prove.
Starved Rock
When Le Rocher Became France’s Inland Outpost
How a river butte briefly anchored French strategy in the Illinois Country.
LaSalle County
From Farm Boy to Pluto
How Clyde Tombaugh’s homemade telescopes carried him from Illinois to Pluto.
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