One of the first comprehensive highway tree planting projects in Illinois is along this route which leads to the New Salem State Park. The planting, which was completed in 1934, was sponsored by the Women's Horner Clubs of Sangamon County. — — Map (db m42764) HM
The rumble of trains determined the fate of
early Illinois towns. The original Auburn site was
founded in 1835 about a mile to the north. When the
Alton & Sangamon Railroad built a station to the south
in 1852, businesses picked up and moved to . . . — — Map (db m271169) HM
The Cantrall Christian church was formerly known as the Antioch Christian Church. The original building, a log structure was built in 1820 and located opposite the Britten cemetery.
In 1850 a second building was erected near the Catholic . . . — — Map (db m285840) HM
Memorial dedicated by a grateful community to honor those valiant men and women who gave themselves in service and sacrifice for God and Country.
In Memoriam
World War I
Roy H Sumpter Richard P. Ludtke
World War . . . — — Map (db m195307) WM
This memorial is dedicated to the U.S. servicemen and women who fought and died in WWI, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm, The citizens of Chatham thank them for their service and their lives. — — Map (db m195308) WM
Army, Band of Brothers Navy USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Marines Iwo Jima Air Force Red Tails Coast Guard Protect - Search - Rescue — — Map (db m195304) WM
Potawatomi
Trail of Death
Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838
McCoys Mill
Encampment
During a drought, 850 Potawatomi Indians were force-marched more than 600 miles from Indiana to Kansas. 40 died, mostly children.
After a 17 mile march from the . . . — — Map (db m32537) HM
Potawatomi
Trail of Death
Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838
Island Grove
Encampment
During a drought, 850 Potawatomi Indians were force-marched more than 600 miles from Indiana to Kansas. 40 died, mostly children.
After a 6 mile march from McCoy's . . . — — Map (db m32538) HM
This building, one of the first brick buildings in Sangamon County, was built in the spring of 1834 by John Broadwell. His father, Moses Broadwell, a native of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, came to Illinois in 1820. He and his son John built a brick . . . — — Map (db m129230) HM
One-Fourth mile west of this site
Moses Broadwell
A revolutionary soldier, 3rd N.J. Regt., built the first brick house in Sangamon County, 1820-1827.
This Clayville Tavern was built about 1834 by a son, John Broadwell, a soldier of . . . — — Map (db m241937) HM
Near Pleasant Plains the famous Methodist circuit rider, Peter Cartwright, made his home from 1824 until his death in 1872. His powerful preaching led many thousands into the church, and made him a dominant figure in the religious life of Illinois . . . — — Map (db m42066) HM
Near this location, on June 16, 1842, Abraham Lincoln and former President Martin Van Buren enjoyed an evening together with Mr. Doty, in Rochester, Illinois.
After serving as president from 1836-1840, Van Buren lost the 1840 election to . . . — — Map (db m290836) HM
In 1842, former President Martin Van Buren, who had lost his bid for the Presidency, was touring the American countryside to see if he could garner enough support for another run for the office. He was headed into Springfield for a rally, . . . — — Map (db m290833) HM
Samuel Stevens came from Charlestown, New Hampshire, with Samuel West and Lewis Sargent. The two men operated a grain mill and speculated on land. Samuel Stevens started building a stone house in 1832, in anticipation of his marriage to . . . — — Map (db m290830) HM
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, February 12, 1809. He moved with his family to Indiana in 1816 and to Illinois in 1830. His first home in Illinois was 8 miles southwest of Decatur. In 1831 he later moved along to New Salem, . . . — — Map (db m157150) HM
Prior to the coming of the railroads, Springfield was handicapped by inadequate transportation facilities. Early in 1832, Vincent A. Bogue, Springfield businessman and promoter, planned to supply the Sangamon River region with steamboat service. He . . . — — Map (db m54765) HM
Sherman Wayside Park is one of a few remaining waysides that once dotted "The Mother Road" from Chicago to California.
Wayside parks offered a break from sunbaked highways and Depression-era cars lacking air conditioning. Weary travelers . . . — — Map (db m267653) HM
Enjoy the "original" deep fried hot dog on a stick. Ed Waldmire invented the Cozy Dog while stationed in Amarillo, Texas, during World War II. Originally called "crusty cur," the battered hot dogs were a hit with the GIs at the airfield. In 1950, . . . — — Map (db m281229) HM
You are traveling on one of the most famous roads in the world. On September 25, 2005, Illinois Route 66 was designated as a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Department of Transportation. — — Map (db m152713) HM
Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, you can still "get . . . — — Map (db m156803) HM
The 66 Drive-In Theatre was originally opened on June 6th, 1952, and was operated by Kerasotes Theatres. Despite only having one screen, it could house up to 1000 cars. It closed in 1986, and was tragically burnt down in 1991. Today, FitClub . . . — — Map (db m267656) HM
Eighty acres of donated farmland have been transformed into a national model of
accessibility that encourages people of all abilities to enjoy leisure time without
boundaries. The universal design of our "all people park" began as a small . . . — — Map (db m302734) HM
(set of 11 signs lined up next to each other, left to right:)
Harley Man
Livingston, Illinois
While indoors, this smaller (14") statue was wearing a dark blue button-up shirt (with a "Hank" name patch) and gray trousers. Now . . . — — Map (db m268981) HM
Lincoln Memorial Garden was envisioned by local advocate Mrs. Harriet Knudson during construction of Lake Springfield in the 1930s. Jens Jensen, a renowned leader in the prairie school of landscape architecture and one of the state's earliest . . . — — Map (db m157935) HM
During four years as President, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time among the troops. They were important because they were the people who would get the job done. He frequented the War Department's telegraph office to stay abreast of . . . — — Map (db m57340) HM
Abraham Lincoln spent the first twenty years of his life in the forests of Kentucky and Indiana. He migrated to Illinois and settled in the village of New Salem, located in the woodlands along the Sangamon River. Other early settlers also . . . — — Map (db m156786) HM
In memory of Our fallen Illinois service members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi freedom "The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and . . . — — Map (db m57341) WM
Approximately 800 fatigued Potawatomi camped in this area on September 28, 1838, on a forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. Two children died during the night. Chief I-O-Weh led his people through the town of Springfield the next day. — — Map (db m156778) HM
Rotary Sundial and Sunflower Calendar Explained
① HUMAN SUNDIAL:
By standing on the month marked on the foot pad, you become the "gnomon" or pointer,
and your shadow marks the time of day. Recycled pieces of granite . . . — — Map (db m302875) HM
In 1899, the city of Springfield acquired arches from the magnificent Columbian Exposition
in Chicago, Illinois and installed them for the purpose of decorating the Springfield
downtown for community events and as an attraction for state fair . . . — — Map (db m302786) HM
Zipping down the Giant Slide has been a State Fair tradition since 1968. Thousands of people travel Route 66 every year to visit the Illinois State Fair in August. This is one of the original 42 Giant Slides created by Fred Pittroff, an . . . — — Map (db m281234) HM
Experience the wonders of Illinois Route 66!
This walk-through exhibit highlights the 92 communities along Illinois Route 66 from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge in Madison. Discover vintage billboards, a drive-in movie theater, Legends . . . — — Map (db m267478) HM
Get a bird's-eye view of Route 66! The Sky Glider made its debut at the Illinois State Fair in 1968. The next year, it became a permanent fixture with new and refurbished parts installed by O.D. Hopkins Associates, Inc. (now SkyTrans). Perched . . . — — Map (db m281235) HM
Dedicated in memory to the magnificent and gallant men of the
5th Regimental Combat Team
K.I.A. 949
W.I.A. 3188
M.O.H. 2
Korea 1950-1953
We are proud every mission assigned accomplished!
We support the needs . . . — — Map (db m229512) WM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m159006) HM
Establishing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
On March 4, 1865, just weeks before his assassination, President Abraham Lincoln took his second oath of office. In his inaugural address, Lincoln spoke of the need to heal a divided . . . — — Map (db m157828) HM
Camp Butler, Civil War concentration camp for Illinois volunteers, occupied a large area in this vicinity from 1861 to 1866. It was also a prison camp for captured Confederates. Now a National Cemetery, it contains the graves of 1642 Union and . . . — — Map (db m4621) HM
Camp Butler was established in 1861as a Civil War training camp and mobilization center for Illinois recruits. Selected by State officials and Brigadier General William T. Sherman and named for Illinois State Treasurer William Butler (1859-1863), . . . — — Map (db m51876) HM
Union Training Camp
The State of Illinois established Camp Butler in August 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's second call for volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Named for William Butler, the state treasurer, its location . . . — — Map (db m157748) HM
Camp Butler Prison Camp
On February 16, 1862, Fort Donelson, a Confederate stronghold on the Cumberland River west of Clarksville, Tennessee, surrendered. Faced with 15,000 prisoners, the U.S. Army converted several training camps, . . . — — Map (db m159004) HM
Bill Shea and his Gas Station Museum became a Route 66 icon. In 1955, Bill opened this Marathon service station on Route 66, just down the road from a Texaco station he had operated for 9 years. When the station closed in 1982, he began filling it . . . — — Map (db m267470) HM
Family-owned and operated, Shea's has been under the same management since 1946.
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth seeing — — Map (db m189148) HM
With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once
The impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight — — Map (db m227869) HM
Frances D. Gage (1808-1884) visited
Springfield in February 1854 from her home
in St. Louis to advocate for women's rights. While Gage sought full equality under the law for women - including the right to vote - her Springfield . . . — — Map (db m285366) HM
At the turn of the 20th century, the wives of three Illinois governors used their positions in way that worked to change others' lives for the better. Most of the state's first ladies filled traditional roles of wife, mother and homemaker, while . . . — — Map (db m285458) HM
The Sangamon County Old Settlers Society dedicated this tablet to commemorate the first white settlement in Sangamon County when in the fall of 1817 Robert Pulliam built a log cabin about ten and one half miles south on S.W. Ό Sec. 21, T. 14, N.R. . . . — — Map (db m54167) HM
On August 14, 1908, Harry Loper assisted Sheriff Werner in removing George Richardson and Joe James from the County Jail. The mob overturned and burned Harry Loper's car, which had been used to move the prisoners, and destroyed his restaurant. The . . . — — Map (db m199936) HM
At this site, countless mourners stood in solemn witness as the Chicago & Alton Railroad Engine No. 58 arrived pulling the funeral train carrying the remains of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. — — Map (db m162162) HM
Two charred chimneys rising from the smoldering rubble of burned-out buildings---these stark images from an old photograph were the inspiration for this unique sculpture by acclaimed artist Preston Jackson. The sculpture commemorates the centennial . . . — — Map (db m48871) HM
After the August 1908 Race Riot, the following events occurred at this site:
Joe James, a black man, was tried and convicted for the murder of Clergy Ballard. Although Mr. James was eighteen-years-old and, as a minor, not subject to the . . . — — Map (db m200009) HM
Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how . . . — — Map (db m57077) HM
On February 10, 2007, United States Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announced his candidacy for President of the United States from the southeast lawn of the Old State Capitol. More than 15,000 people attended the event.
Obama, who had . . . — — Map (db m227808) HM
In 1860 Emanuel Brunswick opened a billiard hall in the second floor of the building just east of the Chenery House here on Washington Street. It contained elegant Brunswick tables and was touted as the largest and best hall in Illinois . . . — — Map (db m57057) HM
Shoppers at Clark M. Smith's All-Purpose Store on the South Side of the public square seldom paid cash. Money was scarce; credit accounts were common. Smith's in-laws---the Lincolns---had an account. After her husband lost the Senate race to . . . — — Map (db m48620) HM
(Left) Campaign poles sported flags and banners, such as this one from 1844 supporting Lincoln's hero, Henry clay. Lashed to Lincoln's 120-foot presidential Ash Pole in 1860 was a broom--- signifying Lincoln's intent to sweep corrupt Democrats . . . — — Map (db m48902) HM
When it opened in 1858, Cook's Hall became the largest of Springfield's public halls. Its gas-lighted auditorium and gallery were the grandest in the region. A wealthy soap and candle manufacturer, John Cook, built the hall following a . . . — — Map (db m48557) HM
Apothecaries in the mid-19th century carried a surprising variety of drugs and remedies—potassium iodide for rheumatism and syphilis, sulphate of quinine for tooth powder, opium elixir for toothache, and . . . — — Map (db m48560) HM
The Gregarious General Isaac B. Curran was a prominent citizen in Lincoln's Springfield. His store here on the south side of the square was a popular gathering place for Lincoln's political opponents. Curran arrived as a young silversmith from . . . — — Map (db m180409) HM
On this corner was built in 1821 the first Sangamon County Court House, a log house one story high and twenty feet long
Costing $72.60. — — Map (db m227865) HM
William Florville was Lincoln's barber for twenty-four years. Florville, or de Fleurville ("Billy the Barber" to his white customers), was born in Haiti of French ancestry. He came to America at age fifteen and was a barber's apprentice in . . . — — Map (db m57193) HM
On August 15, 1908, at about 7:00 p.m., the mob reassembled and stopped briefly at Payne's Hardware Store to obtain a length of clothesline rope. The rope was intended to be used for hanging William Donnegan, a seventy-six-year-old retired black . . . — — Map (db m200005) HM
The Globe Tavern as it appeared in May 1865 at the time of Lincoln's funeral. the Lincolns lived here from November 1842 until the winter or early spring of 1844. At that time the tavern consisted of two buildings joined as a "T," with the older . . . — — Map (db m48903) HM
Throngs give big sendoff to Lincoln Monday morning February 11, 1861 dawned dismal and gray. A chilling drizzle soakedthe dirt roads of the capital. At 7:30 A.M., a carriage pulled up here in front of the depot, and President-elect . . . — — Map (db m48554) HM
This depot, built in 1852, was the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous farewell address upon leaving Springfield on February 11, 1861, to assume the presidency of the United States. — — Map (db m48555) HM
The Rev. Francis Springer, D.D. founded Historic Grace Lutheran Church in 1841, and was a neighbor of Abraham Lincoln, who wrote of Springer on April 13, 1863,
"Francis Springer is one of my best friends, & than whom there is no more reliable . . . — — Map (db m227866) HM
November 1858 Register notices published on Election Day and the day after---documenting the end of the heated and hectic Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial contest.When the seat of government left Vandalia in 1839, the former capital;s . . . — — Map (db m48901) HM
1854 marked Lincoln's public return to politics following a five-year hiatus. That year Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois pushed the "Kansas-Nebraska Act" through the U.S. Congress, overturning the 1820 Missouri Compromise line. Fearing . . . — — Map (db m48577) HM
There was a housing shortage in Springfield when 28 year old Abraham Lincoln---riding a borrowed horse---moved here from New Salem in April 1837. Builders couldn't keep up with the newly designated state capital. One of Lincoln's first stops . . . — — Map (db m48899) HM
Born in Springfield 1862, President of Sears, Roebuck & Co., America's first social philanthropist, built 5,000 schools for Black Americans. — — Map (db m286321) HM
This bed of tulips was donated by the people of Noorder-Koggenland, Holland on Dec. 3, 1999, commemorating the 55th anniversary of their liberation by the Allies and honoring Central Illinois native Kenneth Belton, who survived the mid-air . . . — — Map (db m190133) HM WM
In November 1840 legislators convened in the cramped quarters of the Methodist Church while workers were completing the statehouse a block away. "The House of Representatives was crammed in a room barely large enough for the members . . . — — Map (db m57068) HM
Treatment of Animals in Lincoln's Era
sometimes reflected rough frontier attitudes.
Pioneers saw them as threats to crops, gardens, and livestock; wild game was an important source of food. Lincoln, however, did not share the . . . — — Map (db m190138) HM
My friends, no one not in my situation can appreciate my feelings of sadness at this parting, to this place, and the kindness of this people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. . . . — — Map (db m308275) HM
Lincoln's Springfield was vulnerable to fire, Crowded wood-frame buildings, open flames in stoves, fireplaces, candles, and primitive gas lighting ineffective alarms, muddy streets, and inadequate water supplies---all combined to make . . . — — Map (db m248845) HM
Abraham Lincoln
prepared and wrote his
first inaugural address
as President of the
United States,
in the third story of this
building in the month of
January, 1861.
— — Map (db m4622) HM
This portion of the Tinsley Building, a merchant block constructed in 1840-1841, is the only surviving structure in which Abraham Lincoln maintained a law office. Intended originally for commercial use, much of the building was rented for other . . . — — Map (db m4656) HM
Lincoln brought his buggy to Obed Lewis for servicing at his shop on the north side of Monroe Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets. When Lincoln first arrived in Springfield riding a borrowed horse he wondered at the "great deal of . . . — — Map (db m57164) HM
Americans had poor oral hygiene in Lincoln's era. Rotten teeth and foul breath were common (halitosis was not yet a social evil). Calomel frequently prescribed by doctors for fevers caused many people to have loose teeth. Dentistry was plagued . . . — — Map (db m48621) HM
The funeral train pulled into the Chicago & Alton Railroad station on Jefferson Street, at 8:40 A.M. on May 3, 1865.
Vast crowds had already poured into Springfield over the night of May 2, 1865, and more people were still arriving. Now, for . . . — — Map (db m160707) HM
Lincoln reportedly had a "very defective taste" in hats. At various times he was known to have worn fur caps, straw or palm hats, and broad, low-brimmed wool or felt hats. He is best known for the "plug" or stovepipe hats he wore as a lawyer . . . — — Map (db m48875) HM
When Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865,joyous citizens decorated Lincoln's horse, Old Bob, with flags and led him triumphantly through the streets of . . . — — Map (db m48553) HM
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