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Civil War Cannon
The Brass Naval War Cannon is a US Navy-3 inch howitzer mounted on a naval field carriage. This weapon was introduced to service in 1876
Prophetstown, IL ArtifactsUnion School - Lyon Farm Museum Complex
The Union School, District No. 42, was built in 1847 by subscription. It was originally located on Wheeler Road in Nau-Au-Say Township. Pupils came from as far away as Plattville, 4
Yorkville, IL Historic SchoolhousesGalena/Jo Daviess County History Museum
Housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion where much of the home's original detail still exists, the museum exhibits include Civil War, mining, steamboating, clothing, geology, dolls, toys. Original 1830
Galena, IL MuseumsStephenson County Historical Society Museum
This lovely museum is housed in an Italianate home built by Oscar and Malvina Taylor in 1857. The Taylor home was the social center of Freeport in its time and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Freeport, IL MuseumsRonald Reagan Boyhood Home
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is restored to the 1920
Dixon, IL Famous HomesPlano Depot - Lyon Farm Museum Complex
The Plano Depot was built in Chicago, Illinois and hauled to Plano on flatcars in the 1850's. It was built by the C.B. & Q Railroad (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) in the Gothic Style architecture. The depot was used until 1914 or 1915
Yorkville, IL Railroad HistoryManteno Historical Society Museum
A one-room schoolhouse and horse-drawn doctor'
Manteno, IL MuseumsCoronado Theatre
The Coronado Theatre is a fantastically ornate movie palace and Vaudeville hall built in 1927 and restored in 2000. The Coronado hosted legends of show business, the Marx Brothers and Milton Berle. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Coronado showed its first "talkie,"
Rockford, IL Historic TheatresOpera House of Woodstock
Built before 1900 in a style called Steamboat Gothic, the opera house hosts musicals, dramas, dance and touring groups. Erected in 1889, the Opera House was designed and constructed by Elgin based architect Smith Hoag at a cost of $25,000
Woodstock, IL Opera HousesMomence Historical House
Recreates the period of history from 1870 to 1900 with period furhishings.
Kankakee, IL Historic HomesAuthentic Dutch Windmill
Fulton's authentic Dutch windmill, "De Immigrant", was prefabricated in the Netherlands and erected by Dutch craftsmen. The windmill sits on the flood control dike right in the heart of the city. The windmill is fully operational. The entire head (or cap)
Fulton, IL Historic BuildingsJane Addams Burial Site
Jane Addams, born and raised in Cedarville, was an internationally famous humanitarian and social work pioneer. She founded Chicago'
Cedarville, IL Cemeteries