On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
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"History of The National Road"
Settlers had been moving west since the early 1700's. By 1802, so many farms and towns had been settled in the Ohio Valley that people living in the territory were calling for . . . — — Map (db m155631) HM
On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
Historic Bridge Re-Created
177 years after the original Jackson Covered Bridge was constructed on this site a new bridge now spans the Embarass River. This structure re-creates as an original covered timber bridge that once stood on this . . . — — Map (db m152477) HM
On West Cumberland Street (Illinois Route 121) west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling east.
He was a man of vision. When William C. Greenup co-founded this village in 1834, the land around it was wilderness. But as Illinois Superintendent of the National Road, Greenup saw tremendous potential in the area adjacent to America's highway. . . . — — Map (db m152532) HM
On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
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1830 - Original Jackson Truss Bridge
Excerpts from inspection report made in 1833:
[Doc. No. 117] 23d Congress, 1st Session, HO. Of Reps. War Dept.
May 14, 1834
"Inspection Cumberland Road and its . . . — — Map (db m155370) HM
On West Cumberland Street at South Mill Street on West Cumberland Street.
Twenty-one year old Abraham Lincoln, his father, Thomas, and his step-mother, Sarah Bush (Lincoln), along with various relatives, passed through here while traveling the Palestine Road in 1830. A broken wagon forced the family to stop, perhaps for . . . — — Map (db m229856) HM
On Cumberland Road, 0.9 miles west of Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
November - December - 1998
Removal of Old Structure
Existing 1920 Concrete Tru-Truss Bridge.
October 26 - 1998 Closing Bridge & Preparing for Removal.
Old Structure is in poor condition. Pier footing is severely undermined. . . . — — Map (db m239838) HM
Abraham Lincoln attended court in Cumberland County on several occasions. One occasion was in 1847 in the case of the People of the State of Illinois vs. Sigler H. Lester, who was accused of assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to murder. . . . — — Map (db m229858) HM
On Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling north.
This, the second Cumberland County Courthouse, erected in 1887, is located on this site in the approximate geographical center of Cumberland County. This site was formerly occupied by the first courthouse, which was built in 1855 and was destroyed . . . — — Map (db m229859) HM
