Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield has proved irresistible to visitors since it first opened to the public in 1887. Constructed in 1839 and bea...
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Rocksprings Conservation Area, 3939 Nearing Lane,
Decatur, IL
Homestead Prairie Farm is built around the Trobaugh-Good House located at Rock Springs Conservation Area. It has been restored to let visitors expl...
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The James Millikin Homestead, located in Decatur, Illinois, is the former residence of James and Anna Millikin, founders of Millikin University, Mi...
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History of the Oglesby MansionThe Oglesby LegacyHistorically, Richard J. Oglesby is recognized as Decatur's most distinguished citizen. He served h...
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The Paris-Springfield Road was one of the earliest roads in Central Illinois . Named for the two towns it ran between (Paris, Illinois and Springfi...
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Our Mission:
To advance the study of history by providing a forum for public knowledge through the operation of its museum, library, archives, and...
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Friends Creek Conservation Area, 13734 Friends Creek Park Road,
Cisco, IL
The name "Bethel School" has a long history in Friends Creek Township. The first Bethel School built in the 1850's in Section 7 of the township was...
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History:
The Illinois Starting Point of the Lewis & Clark ExpeditionOn January 18, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson proposed the first official...
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The Carl Sandburg Historic Site is supported by the State of Illinois and the nonprofit Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association. The Association sp...
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About Us:A World Treasure:In 1982, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), designated Cahokia Mounds a Worl...
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An authentic player piano fills the air with Scott Joplin melodies as you walk through the modest flat on Delmar Boulevard that Joplin and his wife...
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Located within a stone’s throw of the Missouri River and Katy Trail State Park, and in the heart of historic St. Charles, First Missouri State Capi...
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Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site preserves the site of the 1840s farm of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and stepmother of our 16th pres...
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Looking to take a trip to where something big happened? Try Mastodon State Historic Site. The site is the home of the Kimmswick Bone Bed, one ...
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Singing Bird Nature Center, a smaller lodge building, is used for programs sponsored by the Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park Foundation.
The si...
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Reflect on the greatness of the Mississippi River and the legacy of public schools that Governor Daniel Dunklin left Missouri at Governor Daniel Du...
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Sandy Creek Covered Bridge boasts the picture-perfect appearance of an old red barn. It was one of six bridges built in 1872 to allow passage from ...
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High above the Des Moines River’s floodplain, the grasses that sway back and forth in the wind beckon visitors to Iliniwek Village State Hist...
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Battle of Athens Historic Site is a place of peace and serenity. Its historic buildings, tree-studded landscape, and mile of Des Moines River front...
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