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Lee County
The Amboy Depot Museum is located in a former depot built in 1876 which served as the division headquarters of…
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Lee County
The Franklin Creek Grist Mill and Interpretive Center is a reconstructed, timber frame, four-story 1847 grist mill located within the…
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Carroll County
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Depot at Thomson was built in the late 1800's shortly after the completion of the…
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Carroll County
Dedicated October 6, 1891 to commemorate the 1284 Carroll County men who lost their lives in the Civil War. Atop…
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Carroll County
Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society, this 1873 Italianate home depicts life in the late 1800s and displays much…
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Carroll County
Consists of an 1888 schoolhouse, two log cabins, a blacksmith shop and granary. Open by appointment.
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Carroll County
Visit Mount Carroll's Historic District with over 30 different historic sites to view. Pick up a copy of the "self-guided…
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Carroll County
This small area describing early settlement in Savanna hosts the monument commemorating the Aaron Pierce family, the first white settlers…
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Carroll County
The northernmost and oldest section of the current courthouse was built in Mount Carroll after the county seat was relocated…
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Whiteside County
On the Mississippi River in an old 12-acre quarry, a restored and furnished mid-1800s settlement. Paths through the wooded hillsides…
Whiteside County
Fulton's Dutch Windmill was manufactured and pre-assembled in the Netherlands. Following the delivery to Fulton, the Windmill was assembled and…
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Whiteside County
Move over Madison County! Whiteside County now has a covered bridge of its own. Located just north of Morrison, turn…
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Whiteside County
One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous human occupation over the last…
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