Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,678. Its county seat is Galena.
Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near D ...
,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
, United States. Its population was 558 as of the 2010 census.
Demographics
History
Apple Canyon Lake is a planned vacation community developed in the late 1960s by the Branigar Organization of
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, Illinois. Branigar had developed similar vacation home projects in Wisconsin:
Dutch Hollow Lake
Dutch Hollow Lake is a man-made reservoir located in the Town of La Valle, (Sauk County), Wisconsin, United States. Created by developers in the 1970s by impounding the water of Dutch Hollow Creek,
it is now a public-access lake regulated by th ...
and
Lake Redstone
Lake Redstone is in La Valle in northern Sauk County of Wisconsin, United States.
Lake Redstone is a reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to st ...
where Branigar built a dam along a stream and then sold water front vacation lots. Branigar assembled the of land in
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,678. Its county seat is Galena.
Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near ...
that was considered by farmers as marginal pasture land due to the steep inclines and rocky out croppings of limestone. An interesting aspect of the development is that 85 percent of the 15 miles of shore line is unsubdivided and is to remain green space. This provides lake access to those lots not on the shoreline. In addition, the main road is set back from the lake with lots accessible via cul de sacs.
In the summer of 1969, Branigar began constructing the Apple Canyon Lake dam which would ultimately create a 400-acre lake with an average depth of 40 feet. In addition, a club house, pool, golf course, marina and private airport were built in order to attract potential lot buyers. By the fall of 1969, Branigar was heavily marketing the Apple Canyon Lake vacation lots in the Chicago market. The 2,200 individual lots ranged in size from with water and underground electricity/phone servicing each lot. Lot prices ranged from $12,000 to $34,000 in 1969.
Education
The
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 is a school district headquartered in Scales Mound, Illinois.
It serves Scales Mound and sections of Apple Canyon Lake and The Galena Territory,Home Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.District Map " Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. Scales Mound Elementary School, Scales Mound Junior High School, and
Scales Mound High School
Scales Mound High School, or SMHS, is a public four-year high school located at 210 Main Street in Scales Mound, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SMHS serves the community and surrounding area ...
.
Other sections are served by Warren and Stockton school districts.