User:NatFee/Rocky Glen Park (Peoria, Illinois)

Rocky Glen Park is a park in Peoria, Illinois.

Coal mining past
The property was originally owned by George Vicary and used for coal mining in the 1880s. Miners used the property for secret meetings to organize for better labor conditions and better wages. A carving in the sandstone at Rocky Glen dates to 1887. Mining in the area ceased in the 1920s.

Official establishment
On November 21, 2012, the city council held a public hearing at Peoria City Hall on whether the city should use federal land acquisition funds to purchase the property. The city council voted purchase on December 11, 2012 and deeded the property to the Peoria Park District.