History and Heritage

The Franklin Creek Grist Mill and Interpretive Center is a reconstructed, timber frame, four-story 1847 grist mill located within the…

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Depot at Thomson was built in the late 1800's shortly after the completion of the…

Dedicated October 6, 1891 to commemorate the 1284 Carroll County men who lost their lives in the Civil War. Atop…

Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society, this 1873 Italianate home depicts life in the late 1800s and displays much…

Consists of an 1888 schoolhouse, two log cabins, a blacksmith shop and granary. Open by appointment.

Visit Mount Carroll's Historic District with over 30 different historic sites to view. Pick up a copy of the "self-guided…

This small area describing early settlement in Savanna hosts the monument commemorating the Aaron Pierce family, the first white settlers…

The northernmost and oldest section of the current courthouse was built in Mount Carroll after the county seat was relocated…

On the Mississippi River in an old 12-acre quarry, a restored and furnished mid-1800s settlement. Paths through the wooded hillsides…

Fulton's Dutch Windmill was manufactured and pre-assembled in the Netherlands.  Following the delivery to Fulton, the Windmill was assembled and…

Move over Madison County! Whiteside County now has a covered bridge of its own. Located just north of Morrison, turn…

One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous human occupation over the last…