Historic Sites in Carlock, IL

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Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District 1847 - 1859

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The town of Normal was created at the junction of the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Alton Railroads. The Camel...

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"I am in a little trouble here---I am trying to get a decree for our 'Billy the Barber' for the conveyance of certain...

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This was the home of Adlai E. Stevenson I, Vice-President of the United States, 1893-1897. Stevenson was born in Kent...

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(Plaque 1) Major's Hall Erected 1852 by William Trabue Major Razed 1959 (Plaque 2) Illinois Republican Party born in ...

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This Victorian Mansion was the home of Judge David Davis, an associate of Abraham Lincoln's. Construction began in 18...

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Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District 1847 - 1857

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Promoting heritage awareness through programs, tours and exhibits, research and publication. Remembering Swiss-...

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Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District 1847 - 1859

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"My line of defense is going to be that your tongue is no slanderer...that the people generally know you to be, impul...

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On CR 8, four miles north of, then two miles east of Gridley.

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Illinois Route 66 was dangerous. Curves, crossroads, and bridge abutments doomed many speeding motorists, giving rise...

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Abraham Lincoln attended court in the fine two story rectangular brick courthouse with four Grecian columns and coppe...

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The home of Julia Green Scott, (Mrs. Matthew T. Scott) seventh President General of the National Society Daughters of...

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First brick pavement in the United States Innovation to modern highways Installed 1877 by Napoleon B. Heafer This pla...

Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District