On Park Avenue 0.1 miles east of East Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The impressive limestone cave located along the Ohio River is one
of the most compelling features of Cave-in-Rock State Park. With a
reputation as a robber's den and outlaw hideout, the cave looms large
in popular folk tales of the Illinois . . . — — Map (db m161218) HM
On Canal Street (Illinois Route 1) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Canal Street.
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and about twenty men passed this place in the fall of 1803 on their famous journey westward. Cave-In-Rock, a natural landmark near here, was well known and noted on some early maps of this area. The party . . . — — Map (db m154573) HM
On Canal Street (Illinois Route 1) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Canal Street.
This natural cave located nearby was known to European explorers as early as 1729. Its location was noted in diaries and journals of travelers. It was noted on maps used by Lewis and Clark.
Late in the 18th century, The Cave was the habitat for . . . — — Map (db m155030) HM
On Canal Street (Illinois Route 1) south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Since World War I, more than 82,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m303217) WM
On Main Street at Locust Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Anna Bixby Trail
This point marks the beginning of an early trail traveled by Anne Hobbs Bixby, mid-wife and herb doctor, while caring for the sick in the Rock Creek community, 8 miles northeast of here. A century before recognition was . . . — — Map (db m303306) HM
On County Road 750E 0.1 miles north of County Road 12, on the right when traveling north.
For 6 to 9 months a year, the Iron Furnace was "in blast."
These quiet hills came alive with the sounds of axes and
picks, horses and wagons, and the shouts of hardworking
men-24 hours a day,7 days a week!
A blast furnace requires large . . . — — Map (db m161399) HM
On County Road 750E N north of County Route 12, on the right when traveling north.
Before you stands the only remaining iron furnace structure in the entire state of Illinois. This priceless historic edifice became part of the Shawnee National Forest in 1950.
Outstanding in Its Field
Built in 1837, the Illinois Iron . . . — — Map (db m161400) HM
On Market Street west of Locust Street, on the right when traveling west.
As the Big Creek Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in Illinois with continuous services, the site of the Big Creek Church is two miles west of this location. Elders Stephen Stilley and William Jones led in constituting the Big Creek Church — — Map (db m155007) HM
On Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Erected by the…citizens of Hardin County in memory of our heroes, who gave their lives for the…freedom of our country, on land, on sea, and in the air.
World War I
James T. Brown • James English • Clifford Ferrell • Louis H. Hossler • . . . — — Map (db m303304) WM
On Main Street north of Locust Street, on the left when traveling south.
James (1776-1837) and Elizabeth (1789-1863) McFarlan was married on January 22, 1806 and arrived in this area about 1810 by way of North Carolina and Tennessee. According to local history, they built the southwest portion of the hotel in 1812. In . . . — — Map (db m303307) HM
On Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Since World War I, more than 82,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m303219) WM
On County Road 750E 0.1 miles north of County Road 12, on the right when traveling north.
Imagine this peaceful site abuzz with
activity! It took about 40 men to keep the
furnace "in blast” and many more to
support the workers and their families,
creating the furnace community.
At the Break of Day
The village sprang . . . — — Map (db m161401) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 34) west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north.
Fluorite, the official Illinois state mineral, was discovered in 1839 by James Anderson while digging a well near Fairview Landing one half mile SW of this site. Fluorite was a waste product until the steel industry began using the mineral in their . . . — — Map (db m154632) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 34) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
People have been digging, processing and transporting fluorite (fluorspar) here since 1842. In the 1940s, Rosiclare and Hardin County led the U.S. in fluorite production and were known as "The Fluorite Capital of the World".
What is . . . — — Map (db m206198) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 34) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
William Pell, Jr. settled here in 1832, founded Pell's Landing. In 1874, Pell's Landing was incorporated as Rose Clare and became the City of Rosiclare in 1932. Always an important river town, the discovery of fluorite and other minerals in the . . . — — Map (db m206199) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 34) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Travel the Byway and discover the importance of the Ohio River to the nation and the world. Experience the magnificent natural landscapes of southern Illinois while coming to know how the historic events and people that shaped the region and the . . . — — Map (db m196762) HM
