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
The four flags that fly on Bicentennial Plaza, hold special meaning for Illinois. Each is a 21-star flag, which became the official U.S. flag on July 4, 1819, to recognize the admission of Illinois as the 21st state in the Union on Dec. 3, . . . — — Map (db m285219) 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
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
Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on June 16, 1858. To open his campaign, Lincoln delivered the famous House Divided speech from Springfield that evening. Upon hearing the speech, Senator Stephen A. . . . — — Map (db m57052) 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
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
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
Abraham Lincoln's Tomb
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic sites Act of August 31, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (db m49003) 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
Bicentennial Plaza A REALTOR Community Partership is located at the center of what is known the Aristocracy Hill section of Springfield. Originally dotted with trees and crossed by the Town Branch, the area was occupied by the mansions of . . . — — Map (db m285269) HM
Eva Carroll Monroe (1868-1950) was devoted to helping some of spring field's most at - risk citizens - African American orphans and widowed women. She performed her
work during a time when government aid was sparse and there
often was . . . — — Map (db m285841) HM
Allen and Clarissa Miller had their house built shortly after purchasing this double lot in 1855 for $650. They and their three young children shared the house with Clarissa's brother, James Keys, and his wife. At the time, Miller was a prosperous . . . — — Map (db m48368) HM
Social galas and political functions were common at the American House. Stephen A.Douglas sometimes used the hotel as headquarters for the Democrats. (Below Left) A newspaper published Springfield's newest hotel under the direction of J. . . . — — Map (db m48569) 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
Landscape architect Jens Jensen was attracted to this site because of its potential - the shoreline of the new lake, the rolling topography, the streams and drainage ways that bisected the area. There were only a few trees on this land when he began . . . — — Map (db m157933) HM
Chicago architect and builder
John M. Van Osdel (1811-1891)
designed the Illinois Governor's
Mansion which was constructed
beginning in 1853.
A Baltimore native who through apprenticeship
achieved the status of master builder, Van . . . — — Map (db m285785) 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
"The bathing rooms now kept by Rev. S. S. Ball in the rear of his Barber's Shop are in elegant trim for the accommodation of his Friends and the public," advertised Elder Samuel S. Ball.His shop was on the south side of the public square . . . — — Map (db m48619) HM
The Bel-Air Drive-In was opened by Komm Theaters in 1953. It was a single-screen drive-in, located off historic Route 66. In 1979, a second screen was built. At one time, the Bel-Air Drive-In could accommodate approximately 700 cars. It was closed . . . — — Map (db m228099) HM
Noted businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) lived in this house as a boy between 1869 and 1879. The son of German Jewish immigrants, he left Springfield without completing high school to learn the clothing trade. In 1895, . . . — — Map (db m190069) 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
On April 24, 1865, several associates of Abraham Lincoln formed the National Lincoln Monument Association to raise funds for and build a fitting memorial over the president's grave. An 1868 competition chose the monument design of sculptor Larking . . . — — Map (db m305778) 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
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
(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
Opened in 1929, Bypass US 66 was designated over the bridge in the late 1930s and carried travelers from Illinois into Missouri over the Mississippi River until it closed to vehicle traffic in 1970. The bridge is notable for having a bend in the . . . — — Map (db m228107) HM
The Chain of Rocks motel was built in the mid 1950's along Route 66. Featuring its tall spires topped with colorful spheres, classic "Googie" inspired shapes, colors and bright neon made this a popular photo stop along the southern leg of the . . . — — Map (db m228104) HM
This was the Arnold residence from 1850 to the 1870's. A political ally of Abraham Lincoln, Arnold was twice elected County Sheriff on the Whig ticket during the years he was Lincoln's neighbor. — — Map (db m48455) HM
This was the residence of Lincoln's friend, Charles Corneau, a Springfield druggist. Historic records show that the Lincoln family purchased such items as "Cough Candy," "Castor Oil," and "Hair Balsam" at the Corneau and Diller drugstore. Like . . . — — Map (db m48365) HM
Neighbor girl Josie Remann (left)was a favorite of Lincoln's. Once, on finding her in tears in front of her house, Lincoln ran all the way to the train station with her trunk on his shoulders because a carriage driver failed to come for it on . . . — — Map (db m48548) HM
(Left panel)
The most savage battle of modern
warfare, 12,000 casualties of 15,000
troops. 17 medals of honor and 70
Navy Crosses were awarded; the most
ever for a single battle in military
history.
(Right panel)
They gave of . . . — — Map (db m261969) HM WM
The Coliseum opened during the Prohibition Era of the 1920's. At 10,000 square feet, it was the largest dance hall between St. Louis and Chicago. Big bands such as Duke Ellington and Lawrence Welk, to stars like Ray Charles, Chuck Berry , The Everly . . . — — Map (db m228101) 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
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
These green lawns and groomed streets were once far noisier, messier, and smellier than they are today. many residents of Springfield kept horses, cows, and chickens on their property. They also tended gardens, washed laundry, hauled water, and . . . — — Map (db m48541) HM
The Lincolns were a family with the same hopes and challenges as many others in the neighborhood.
The Lincolns lived a middle-class family lifestyle in nineteenth century Springfield. Abraham Lincoln spent long periods away from home on the . . . — — Map (db m190003) HM
In Abraham Lincoln's time, many residents of Springfield came from someplace else, whether a state or an ocean away. Southerners, northerners, and European immigrants came here to improve their lot in life, much as Lincoln had in 1837. Springfield's . . . — — Map (db m48452) HM
An important trail in the history of Illinois ran atop this ridge. Called the Edwards Trace, an early word for trail, its use reaches back to antiquity when herds of bison and other large mammals traveled along its path. For millennia, prehistoric . . . — — Map (db m156781) 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
On August 15, 1908, at about 2:00 a.m., the mob reached the home of Scott Burton. The fifty-six-year-old black barber tried to escape out a side door of his home but was overtaken and pummeled unconscious by the mob. He was then dragged to Twelfth . . . — — Map (db m199939) HM
The Elijah Iles House is an early Greek Revival residence built about 1837. It originally stood one block west, which was then countryside well south of town.
Iles was a city founder who helped move the state capital to Springfield in 1837. He . . . — — Map (db m227796) HM
On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Title VIII made it illegal to discriminate in renting or selling property based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
In the years since its . . . — — Map (db m285548) HM
John Kelley erected the first cabin in Springfield on this site in March, 1819.
The first county commission, April 2, 1821 and the first court, April 3, 1821 were held here. — — Map (db m162146) HM
Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest here, in Oak Ridge Cemetery's public vault, during services held May 4, 1865. Government officials, members of the military, foreign diplomats, and private citizens gathered to witness the ceremony.
Over the . . . — — Map (db m144296) 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 concepts that landscape architect Jens Jensen used for Lincoln Memorial Garden grew out of almost 50 years of experience. In his plan, he specified that paths through the Garden should curve. The lanes were to showcase dogwoods, crab apples, . . . — — Map (db m157934) HM
On this site stood the residence of John A. McClernand. He was born in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, but moved with his family to Shawneetown, Illinois, in 1816. He studied law and in 1832 was admitted to the bar. He served in the Illinois General . . . — — Map (db m162032) HM
In 1860, this house was rented to young lawyer George Shutt and his family. Unlike most of Lincoln's politically active neighbors, Shutt supported Stephen A. Douglas in his campaign against Lincoln for the Presidency in 1860. — — Map (db m48371) 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
(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
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
On May 28, 1891, this plot was set aside by the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board of Managers for the burial of Civil War Union Army veterans who did not have family plots elsewhere. The Grand Army of the Republic Stephenson Post #30 dedicated the memorial . . . — — Map (db m229603) HM WM
This structure marks the graves of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary, and three of their four children. Members of the Lincoln family chose the site in May 1865. Planned and built in the years following the president's shocking death, the tomb . . . — — Map (db m305776) 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
In 1838, Abraham Lincoln purchased two lots in this block for $300. Twelve years later, he sold a half lot to Harriet Dean for $125.00 Mrs. Dean purchased an adjacent lot from someone else and had a house built, thus becoming a neighbor of the . . . — — Map (db m48539) HM
Near this site in 1917, union miner Henry Stephens walked a long route home "with headlamp and dinner bucket" at dusk in support of the streetcar workers' strike and boycott. He vowed to trek long miles in solidarity: "I'd live in the fields on . . . — — Map (db m281233) HM
This was the residence of Henson Lyon in 1860. the census of that year identified him as a farmer and the owner of $12,000 in real estate, and $3,000 in personal property, indicating that he was comparatively wealthy. — — Map (db m48458) HM
During the 1860's, this was the residence of Henson Robinson, a partner in a Springfield business concern that sold stoves, furnaces, and tinware. Robinson's company had a contract to manufacture tin cups and plates for soldiers during the Civil War. — — Map (db m48449) 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
Union Station opened in 1898 as the passenger terminal for the Illinois Central (IC) Railroad. Francis T. Bacon, an IC architect, designed the station, adorning the brick structure with decorative terra cotta and topping it with a 110-foot-tall . . . — — Map (db m48872) HM
On this site in 1843, John Hutchinson, undertaker, cabinetmaker, and businessman, established the first private burial ground in Springfield. Located on the western edge of the then-newly-incorporated city. Hutchinson Cemetery operated for several . . . — — Map (db m162028) HM
Rev. Dr. King was not only a civil rights reform activist, he stood for equality among all peoples. His dream for the equal rights of all mankind has left our society a better place for all people.
His dream lives on even after his . . . — — Map (db m268976) HM
The historical marker is located at the intersection of Adams Street & Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The original 1926 terminus was at Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue however, when US 41 was relocated to Lake Shore Drive in 1958, Route 66 was . . . — — Map (db m228105) 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
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
In 1852 the family of Pascal Enos donated this ground for an institution of higher learning. Rev. Francis Springer, an educator and Springfield's first Lutheran Minister, led efforts to establish Illinois State University, a college preparatory . . . — — Map (db m162046) HM
This relic is preserved, it being the tablet upon which were placed the remains of our illustrious dead in the receiving tomb of Oak Ridge Cemetery, May 4, 1865
This structure erected A.D. 1900 — — Map (db m144298) 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
(Six panels (three on each side) that contain one line of historical information)
Born in North Carolina around 1810, but unclear if enslaved or free. In 1846 filed his Certificate of Freedom papers with the Sangamon County Recorder of . . . — — Map (db m227803) HM
This was the home of Jesse K. Dubois and his family from 1859 to 1864. Dubois was the Illinois State Auditor, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and his most important political ally in this neighborhood. One of the Dubois sons was named after . . . — — Map (db m48370) HM
Illinois governor, 1897-1901, known for fair treatment of organized labor and African-Americans. Donations from both groups helped build this monument. — — Map (db m261763) 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
Mrs. Sprigg, a widow, purchased this house in 1853 and used it as a residence for herself and her children until 1869.She became close friends with her neighbor, Mrs. Lincoln; Mrs. Sprigg's daughter often babysat for the younger Lincoln boys. — — Map (db m48366) 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
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
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