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  • GM&O Depot Movie Location

    GM&O Depot Movie LocationIn 1966 Sparta, Illinois became Sparta, Mississippi for a few months as the movie "In the Heat of the Night" was filmed here. After Sparta was selected as the location, the town's name in the story wa...
    GM&O Depot Movie Location

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GM&O Depot Movie Location

In 1966 Sparta, Illinois became Sparta, Mississippi for a few months as the movie "In the Heat of the Night" was filmed here. After Sparta was selected as the location, the town'

Sparta, IL Railroad History

Roscoe Misselhorn Art Gallery

The Roscoe Misselhorn Art Gallery features over 2000

Sparta, IL Arts

Alfred Brown Museum

This museum contains several different types of artifacts. The museum holds the best collection of post cards from the 1904 World'

Sparta, IL Museums

Country Club Of Sparta

Course Access: Private
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times:

Sparta, IL Golf Courses

Things to do near Sparta, IL

The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

This bridge was built in 1927. The fifth bridge to cross the Mississippi River connecting Illinois and Missouri, it shortened...

Governor Coles Memorial

Edward Coles was the second governor of Illinois (1822-1826). A former slaveowner from Virginia, Coles became an abolitionist...

Historic Courthouse Square

See the historic Jerseyville courthouse, jail, library, post office, Baptist church, gazebo, memorial of those who died in wa...

St Clair County Historical Museum and Library

Built in 1866, the St Clair County Historical Museum is a Victorian house furnished with Victorian artifacts. Built to a Germ...

Tamarack Country Club

Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...