Autumn in the Park
by Bruce Bley
Title
Autumn in the Park
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This scene was taken at Sinnissippi Park in Sterling, Illinois. This is one of my local parks. The park offers spectacular views of the Rock River and color, especially during this time of year in the fall.
The Sinnissippi Mounds are a Havana Hopewell culture burial mound grouping located in the city of Sterling, Illinois.
The mounds are a product of the Hopewell tradition which flourished in the Sterling area around 2,000 years ago. At that time, the area was at the center of a vast trade network that stretched up and down the Mississippi River. Mounds such as the Sinnissippi are common throughout the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys.
The first settler in Sterling, Hezekiah Brink, noted the mounds when he arrived in 1834. Among some of the other early settlers were a group of men who were interested in starting a Science Club. The Sterling Scientific Club, in existence as early as the 1870s, made one of their goals the investigation of the burial mounds near the Rock River.
The Sinnissippi Mounds are part of the Sterling Park District's largest park, Sinnissippi Park. The park was acquired in parcels beginning in 1934. The area of the park where the mounds are found, on a bluff overlooking the Rock River, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979 as the Sinnissippi Site. It is listed as one of the National Register's "address restricted" sites, despite its public nature.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Your comments on my work are greatly appreciated. Thank you for visiting.
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October 27th, 2014
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Comments (42)
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your extraordinary artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 5/08/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
Bruce Bley
John. I appreciate the feature in the group "Images That Excite you". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Judy, Thank you again for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". I sincerely appreciate it.
Joan Bertucci
I can feel a light autumn wind blowing and hear the rustle of the leaves Bruce! I can't wait for autumn to hit Texas! :-) L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
I am glad this work brought you some happiness, Joan. I am also looking forward to the return of autumn. I hope to see your work and what it looks like in Texas. Thank you for visiting.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, Thank you for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image A Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations on the sale of this lovely, serene scene; I found the good news in The 200 Club!
Bruce Bley
Thank you to the buyer from Sterling, Illinois for the recent purchase of this print "Autumn in the Park". I hope it brings you many years of enjoyment.
Connor Ehlers
Looks like a perfect place to sit and relax!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Connor. It is a wonderful park to visit and reflect.
Bruce Bley
Bob and Nadine, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Pin Me". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
James, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Beauty". Thank you so much for the honor and your continued support of my work.