Scribner House
110 E Main St, New Albany, IN 47150, New Albany, Indiana 47150
Built by city founder Joel Scribner, this early frame house is associated with New Albany’s founding and has been owned by the Piankeshaw Chapter of the DAR since 1917.
Owen County Heritage Museum
Listed in Museum
124-100 S Washington St, Spencer, Indiana 47460
The Owen County Heritage Museum in Spencer preserves artifacts, stories, and traditions from Owen County, offering visitors a closer look at the community’s history and development.
Mt. Vernon History & Posey County History
Listed in Cultural landmark, Historical society
401-499 East 7th Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Explore the people, places, and stories that shaped Mount Vernon and Posey County along Indiana’s Ohio River.
Mound City National Cemetery Preservation Commission
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
141 IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A local preservation effort honoring the history and sacrifices remembered at Mound City National Cemetery, a Civil War-era cemetery in southern Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home and National Museum
3027 E S St, Lincoln City, Indiana 47552
Explore the Indiana landscape where Abraham Lincoln grew up, with museum exhibits, the Lincoln family cabin site, a pioneer cemetery, and a living historical farm.
Lincoln Landing Monument
Listed in Historical landmark, Lincoln Heritage Trail, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
107 Clark Street, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A Rockport riverfront monument recalling Abraham Lincoln’s southern Indiana years and the Ohio River Valley’s role in his early story.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Historic Tunnel Cairo Entrance
1903 Sycamore St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
A small but evocative Cairo landmark, this tunnel entrance offers a glimpse into the city’s transportation history and strategic river-crossroads setting.
Salomon Wolf House
Listed in Historical landmark, Walking tours
449-499 Brewery St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
A surviving Harmonist-era house that offers a close look at the practical design and craftsmanship of historic New Harmony.
North Cemetery – Mt. Vernon
Listed in Cemetery, Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
601 East 6th Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Old North Cemetery is Mount Vernon's earliest pioneer burial ground, containing the graves of Judge John Pitcher, Civil War veterans, cholera victims, and many founding families. The historic cemetery preserves an important chapter of Posey County's frontier and Lincoln-era history.
Scribner House
110 E Main St, New Albany, IN 47150, New Albany, Indiana 47150
Built by city founder Joel Scribner, this early frame house is associated with New Albany’s founding and has been owned by the Piankeshaw Chapter of the DAR since 1917.
Owen County Heritage Museum
Listed in Museum
124-100 S Washington St, Spencer, Indiana 47460
The Owen County Heritage Museum in Spencer preserves artifacts, stories, and traditions from Owen County, offering visitors a closer look at the community’s history and development.
Mt. Vernon History & Posey County History
Listed in Cultural landmark, Historical society
401-499 East 7th Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Explore the people, places, and stories that shaped Mount Vernon and Posey County along Indiana’s Ohio River.
Mound City National Cemetery Preservation Commission
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
141 IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A local preservation effort honoring the history and sacrifices remembered at Mound City National Cemetery, a Civil War-era cemetery in southern Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home and National Museum
3027 E S St, Lincoln City, Indiana 47552
Explore the Indiana landscape where Abraham Lincoln grew up, with museum exhibits, the Lincoln family cabin site, a pioneer cemetery, and a living historical farm.
Lincoln Landing Monument
Listed in Historical landmark, Lincoln Heritage Trail, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
107 Clark Street, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A Rockport riverfront monument recalling Abraham Lincoln’s southern Indiana years and the Ohio River Valley’s role in his early story.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Historic Tunnel Cairo Entrance
1903 Sycamore St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
A small but evocative Cairo landmark, this tunnel entrance offers a glimpse into the city’s transportation history and strategic river-crossroads setting.
Salomon Wolf House
Listed in Historical landmark, Walking tours
449-499 Brewery St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
A surviving Harmonist-era house that offers a close look at the practical design and craftsmanship of historic New Harmony.
North Cemetery – Mt. Vernon
Listed in Cemetery, Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
601 East 6th Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Old North Cemetery is Mount Vernon's earliest pioneer burial ground, containing the graves of Judge John Pitcher, Civil War veterans, cholera victims, and many founding families. The historic cemetery preserves an important chapter of Posey County's frontier and Lincoln-era history.
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