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River Street, Dixon, IL, 61021
A bronze statue of Ronald Reagan, astride the likeness of a palomino horse he rode nearly 60 years ago, sits at the head of the Heritage Crossing Riverfront Plaza located on River Street in downtown Dixon. The statue, ...
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500 Lincoln Avenue, Rochelle, IL, 61068
The very first gasoline filling station in Rochelle and the first filling station built along the Lincoln Highway in Illinois. The filling station has been restored to its original design, including the canopy over the pumps and the 1918 equipment. ...
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111 10th Avenue, Fulton, IL, 61252
The Windmill Cultural Center houses an extensive collection of 21 European windmills that vary in size between three feet and six feet tall and are from ten European countries. Informative interpretive exhibits provide unique information on the product ...
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8334 S. Clinton St, Grand Detour, IL, 61021
John Deere’s restored pioneer home and a special archaeological exhibit of the original blacksmith shop. The John Deere home, a working blacksmith shop, and a unique gift shop are open Wed-Sun May through Oct. 9am - 5pm. Admission $5.00 for 12 & up. ...
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Galena Trail Road, Polo, IL, 61064
This lime kiln was in operation until the early 1900's and burned rock from the nearby quarry to produce mortar, an indespensible building ingredient for early pioneers. The Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln was completely restored and placed on the National Regist ...
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Cherry Street and 12th Avenue, Albany, IL, 61230
One of the largest prehistoric Hopewell Mound groups in Illinois. Interpretive displays, bike trails, cross-country ski trails, picnic tables. Free.
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East Main Street, Amboy, IL, 61310
The Amboy Depot Museum is located in a former depot built in 1876 which served as the division headquarters of the Illinois Central Railroad located in Amboy, Illinois. The building is an architecturally unique two-story building built of ...
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680 East 3rd Street, Prophetstown, IL, 61277
First frame house built in 1839 by Whiteside County’s first settler. Restoration in progress. Donations.
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810 Main St, Ashton, IL, 61006
This mural is located at 810 Main Street and depicts Ashton's historic Pavement Jubilee. Towns along the Illinois Lincoln Highway commemorated their formal opening of the paved roadway with merriment, including downtown decorating, parades, speec ...
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20th Street and 10th Avenue, Rochelle, IL, 61068
War Memorials built by local Boy Scouts to honor local war veterans. The Major Thomas Koritz Memorial is in his honor for his ultimate sacrifice made in Desert Storm. The memorials are one of a kind as they are the only War Memorials built in the United S ...
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218 West Main Street, Stillman Valley, IL, 61084
Oldest burial site in Northern Illinois. Veterans of the Black Hawk War (1832) were buried here after fighting and dying in the only war to take place on Illinois soil.
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201 N. 3rd, Oregon, Illinois, 61061
Located in the historic Conover Square Mall, this museum features rooms of vintage toys, collectibles, sleighs, farm equipment and relics of the past. Free admission. Open year round.
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Lowden State Park, Oregon, IL, 61061
The Black Hawk Statue was created by sculptor Lorado Taft in 1911 and is located in Lowden State Park, where stands 48 ft tall overlooking the Rock River. Taft created the 48 foot tall figure which weighs 536,770 pounds, with the help o ...
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Highway 52 South, Sublette, IL, 61367
Sublette was awarded the Burma Shave replica signs by Reminisce Magazine — the only such site in Illinois. Signs are approximately one-half mile south of Sublette along highway 52.
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201 North Franklin Avenue, Polo, IL, 61064
The first brick house built in Polo is now a tourist information center and home of the Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors Bureau. Stop here for assistance in planning your day. Visitors hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:30 to 4:30.
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7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, 61010
Here, at the Byron Forest Preserve's Natural History Museum, you'll find several prairie, woodlands, and wetland exhibition areas. The museum's displays depict how this area appeared prior to the arrival of European settlers. Large dioramas treat young an ...
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504 Blackhawk Dr, Byron, IL, 61010
The Byron Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural depicts how with the development of Lincoln Highway as the first transcontinental highway, small automobile companies began sponsoring racers to set speed records in an effort to compete with General M ...
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110 North Union St, Byron, IL, 61010
Featuring local history and the Lucius Read house (circa 1843), the museum's exhibits include "Into the Outhouse", "Byron in the Railroad Era, "Clamming on the Rock", information about local professional baseball player A.G. Spalding, the Underground Rail ...
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203 East Seminary Street, Mount Carroll, IL, 61053
In continuous use since 1853, the former Shimer College closed in 1976 and the 14-acre campus was established as the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in 1979. The campus is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. CCH ...
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301 North Main Street, Mount Carroll, IL, 61053
The northernmost and oldest section of the current courthouse was built in Mount Carroll after the county seat was relocated there in 1843. The 1858 courthouse is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. A Larado Taft monument commemorat ...
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