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Showing posts with label National Register of Historic Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Register of Historic Places. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Kampsville, Illinois, is a Quaint Little Village of 300 on the Illinois River.

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Kampsville was initially known as Beeman's Landing after James L. Beeman, a ferry operator on the Illinois River. After Stephen Farrow p...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Soulsby Shell Service Station, Mount Olive, Illinois, on Route 66.

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The advent of the national road system in 1926 ushered in a golden age for mom-and-pop entrepreneurs. For Henry Soulsby of Mount Olive, it h...
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (B&O) Depot in the City of Flora, Illinois.

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The Flora B&O Depot has been critical to the town’s history. In 1872, the first depot was built, and this building was funded by selling...
Friday, February 10, 2023

The Drake Hotel, Chicago; A National Historic Place Since 1980.

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"Aquila Non-Capit Muscas" literally means in Latin, "The Eagle Does Not Catch Flies," or in modern times, "A Noble ...
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Friday, January 13, 2023

The World's Largest Catsup Bottle, Brooks Old Original Tangy Catsup, Collinsville, IL.

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The World's Largest Catsup Bottle stands proudly on IL Route 159, just south of downtown Collinsville, Illinois. You just can't miss...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The George Stickney Haunted House, McHenry County Illinois, in the Village of Bull Valley.

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The tiny Village of Bull Valley, Illinois, has one of the strangest houses in northern Illinois. Initially located far off the beaten path, ...
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Monday, August 2, 2021

Chicago's Oldest House Debate.

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The Noble-Seymour-Crippen House vs. The Henry Brown Clarke House; Which house is really the oldest in Chicago? Well, it all depends on what ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2021

The Prehistoric Old Stone Fort, Saline County, Illinois.

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The Stone Forts of Illinois. One of the unique prehistoric phenomena of Southern Illinois is the ruins of stone walls which have traditional...