A cornucopia of Civil War memorabilia, including "Tinytype" by Civil War photographer Matthew Brandy is exhibited in the Grand Army of The Republic Memorial Museum. It was donated to the National Woman's Relief Corps in tribute to the Union Veterans of the war between the states.
The Quaker-Brown residence, where the Abraham Lincoln family lived for seventeen years was the only home the Lincolns ever owned. Abraham Lincoln was born and raised in a one-room log cabin;
Springfield, IL Famous HomesThe only remaining structure where Abraham Lincoln maintained working law offices. Lincoln and his final law partner, William Herndon, operated from the top floor of the 1840 building. The interior looks as it did in Lincoln'
Springfield, IL Historic SitesHome of the Illinois Governor, the mansion is the third oldest, continuously occupied Governor'
Springfield, IL Famous HomesItems on display are from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm along with flags from 45 countries....
The museum houses the most authentic agricultural display including antique tractors (1922-1937), engines, a 1919 model T-For...
This stone identifies one of the last original road markers that dotted the first road from Vincennes to Chicago....
Three months after his election in November 1860, Abraham Lincoln left Springfield for Washington, D.C. to become the 16th Pr...
At the end of Cumberland Rd., the first highway built by the US government, Vandalia awaited early travelers who made the lon...