The Bicentennial Art Center is housed in a historic mansion that has been turned into an art gallery with rotating displays, featuring noted Midwest artists, local shows and a permanent collection. The works of Alice Baber are included in our permanent collection.
Abraham Lincoln's aunt was buried in Ogden County cemetary in 1876
Paris, IL CemeteriesOpposite the art center and adjcent to City Hall, Vance Park is an extensively landscaped sunken garden featuring a serpentine brick wall from Thomas Jefferson's design at Charlottesville and lions'
Paris, IL GardensNorth Arm is the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the Springfield diocese. Founded in 1817 by 17 families from Kentucky, the journey was blessed by Fr. Theodore Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. The current church was built in 1901
Paris, IL Historic ChurchesThe Embarras River near Greenup was the site of a covered bridge built by Abe and Thomas Lincoln and Dennis Hanks. The origin...
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Items on display are from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm along with flags from 45 countries....
Built in the 1920's, Route 66, also known as "The Mother Road," brought many people through Dwight on their way west looking ...
Skateboard Park features 18,000 square feet of concrete with 3 bowls, a snake run and an exciting street course....