Stidham* Place Name Photograph
Stidham Woods
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve
Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois

Map of Lake of the Woods County Park in Mahomet, Illinois. ( Go here for map in PDF format.)
Stidham Woods is in the northeast corner of the park.
(From the Mahomet Citizen, Mahomet, Illinois, 1 May 1975)

The 1994 Master Plan for the Champaign County Forest Preserve District states: "Stidham Woods - Dry-mesic upland woods, mostly second growth with rich woodland wildflower component describe this area. Borders are encroached by exotics and shade-tolerant, brushy understory invaders. This was the site of the Stidham family homestead and Melissa Stidham's cottage. The recent construction of a retention pond on the site has the potential to become a seasonal wetland."

The Stidham homestead was originally owned by John Thomas [364] Stidham until his death in 1921. His son, Joseph J. [623] Stidham operated the 80-acre farm after his father's death. His sister, Melissa G. [624] Stidham, a Columbia University teacher and artist, lived there from 1939 till her death in 1957.




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