Old Town Square
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
With a historic downtown area offering unique shops, arts and entertainment and a historic library, Marion has successfully blended the old and the new. Old Town Square in Marion gives visitors a look at the historic heart of one of...
Carbondale Pavilion
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
116 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Carbondale Pavilion, located in the heart of downtown Carbondale, Illinois, serves as a versatile space for community events, concerts, and gatherings. Reconstructed in 1992 using materials from the original 1854 freight and passenger depot, it stands as a landmark...
Rockwood Trading Post
Listed in General Store, Historical landmark
768-800 IL-3, Rockwood, IL 62280, Rockwood, Illinois 62280
Rockwood Trading Post sits in a Mississippi River community with deep ties to early travel, trade, and frontier life. Stops like this help visitors picture the river valley as a place of movement, commerce, and exchange long before modern highways...
Railroad Memorial Statue
Listed in Historical landmark
109 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Railroad Memorial Statue in Carbondale honors the railroad history that helped shape the community and connect southern Illinois to the wider region. For travelers interested in transportation history, it is a good reminder of how rail lines changed commerce,...
The American Bottom Historical Marker
6631 IL-3, Ellis Grove, IL 62241, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
The American Bottom Historical Marker points travelers toward one of the most important cultural landscapes in the Mississippi River Valley. This region was shaped by Native American communities, French colonial settlement, river trade, farming, and frontier expansion, making it a...
Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
302 1st St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial preserves a powerful symbol of Illinois' French colonial and early American history. Located near one of the state's most historic river communities, this stop connects visitors to Kaskaskia's past, the American Revolution in the West,...
Initial Point
Listed in Historical landmark
E Pivot Point Rd, Paoli, IN 47454, Paoli, Indiana 47454
Initial Point marks the initial survey point for Indiana. Ebenezer Buckingham Jr. surveyed west to establish the original wooden post on September 1, 1805. This point represents the intersection of the Base Line with the 2nd Principal Meridian. The 1st...
Beck’s Mill
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
4433 S Becks Mill Rd, Salem, IN 47167, Salem, Indiana 47167
Beck's Mill is one of the most historic landmarks in Indiana. Beck's Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Beck's Mill is the only extant mill in Indiana that used only grindstone milling in the...
10 O’Clock Line Historical Marker
3317 Mecca Rd, Rockville, IN 47872, Rockville, Indiana 47872
The 10 O'Clock Line is a historic Native American boundary in Indiana established by the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne. It was surveyed along the shadow cast by a spear at 10:00 AM and resulted in the cushing of nearly...
Buel House State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears
Columbus Ave, Golconda, Illinois 62938
The Buel House State Historic Site is closely connected to the history of the Cherokee Trail of Tears and the river town of Golconda, Illinois. Visitors can explore a site tied to local traditions, frontier life, and the stories that...
Old Town Square
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
With a historic downtown area offering unique shops, arts and entertainment and a historic library, Marion has successfully blended the old and the new. Old Town Square in Marion gives visitors a look at the historic heart of one of...
Carbondale Pavilion
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
116 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Carbondale Pavilion, located in the heart of downtown Carbondale, Illinois, serves as a versatile space for community events, concerts, and gatherings. Reconstructed in 1992 using materials from the original 1854 freight and passenger depot, it stands as a landmark...
Rockwood Trading Post
Listed in General Store, Historical landmark
768-800 IL-3, Rockwood, IL 62280, Rockwood, Illinois 62280
Rockwood Trading Post sits in a Mississippi River community with deep ties to early travel, trade, and frontier life. Stops like this help visitors picture the river valley as a place of movement, commerce, and exchange long before modern highways...
Railroad Memorial Statue
Listed in Historical landmark
109 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Railroad Memorial Statue in Carbondale honors the railroad history that helped shape the community and connect southern Illinois to the wider region. For travelers interested in transportation history, it is a good reminder of how rail lines changed commerce,...
The American Bottom Historical Marker
6631 IL-3, Ellis Grove, IL 62241, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
The American Bottom Historical Marker points travelers toward one of the most important cultural landscapes in the Mississippi River Valley. This region was shaped by Native American communities, French colonial settlement, river trade, farming, and frontier expansion, making it a...
Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
302 1st St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial preserves a powerful symbol of Illinois' French colonial and early American history. Located near one of the state's most historic river communities, this stop connects visitors to Kaskaskia's past, the American Revolution in the West,...
Initial Point
Listed in Historical landmark
E Pivot Point Rd, Paoli, IN 47454, Paoli, Indiana 47454
Initial Point marks the initial survey point for Indiana. Ebenezer Buckingham Jr. surveyed west to establish the original wooden post on September 1, 1805. This point represents the intersection of the Base Line with the 2nd Principal Meridian. The 1st...
Beck’s Mill
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
4433 S Becks Mill Rd, Salem, IN 47167, Salem, Indiana 47167
Beck's Mill is one of the most historic landmarks in Indiana. Beck's Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Beck's Mill is the only extant mill in Indiana that used only grindstone milling in the...
10 O’Clock Line Historical Marker
3317 Mecca Rd, Rockville, IN 47872, Rockville, Indiana 47872
The 10 O'Clock Line is a historic Native American boundary in Indiana established by the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne. It was surveyed along the shadow cast by a spear at 10:00 AM and resulted in the cushing of nearly...
Buel House State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears
Columbus Ave, Golconda, Illinois 62938
The Buel House State Historic Site is closely connected to the history of the Cherokee Trail of Tears and the river town of Golconda, Illinois. Visitors can explore a site tied to local traditions, frontier life, and the stories that...
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