Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
4230 Kaskaskia St, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
Explore the preserved brick home of Pierre Menard, Illinois’s first lieutenant governor, and discover frontier politics, trade, and daily life along the Mississippi River in the early 1800s.
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site
Bumguard Cemetery Rd, Miller City, IL 62962, Miller City, Illinois 62962
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site preserves evidence of Native American life in the Mississippi River Valley, offering a quiet reminder of the much older cultural landscape beneath southern Illinois.
Cairo Illinois
Listed in City, Civil War, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
399-301 15th St., Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore Cairo, Illinois, a historic river town at the meeting of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, with historic streetscapes and nearby Fort Defiance.
Wabash House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
100-198 S Water St, Grayville, Illinois 62844
Wabash House Historic Site is a historic Grayville landmark where visitors can connect with the people, places, and stories that shaped Illinois’ Wabash River country.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Hill’s Fort Historic Site
901 500 N, Greenville, Illinois 62246
Hill’s Fort Historic Site recalls William Hill’s frontier fort and the refuge network that protected settlers in the Greenville area during the War of 1812.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Village of Bainbridge Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
Bainbridge Trail, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
This roadside marker near Marion remembers the early Village of Bainbridge in Williamson County and the small communities that helped shape southern Illinois. A brief, worthwhile stop for travelers interested in local history.
Tri-State Tornado historical marker
Listed in Historical landmark
2019 Logan St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A Murphysboro historical marker remembers the devastating Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, which killed 695 people across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana and struck this Southern Illinois community especially hard.
Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
4230 Kaskaskia St, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
Explore the preserved brick home of Pierre Menard, Illinois’s first lieutenant governor, and discover frontier politics, trade, and daily life along the Mississippi River in the early 1800s.
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site
Bumguard Cemetery Rd, Miller City, IL 62962, Miller City, Illinois 62962
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site preserves evidence of Native American life in the Mississippi River Valley, offering a quiet reminder of the much older cultural landscape beneath southern Illinois.
Cairo Illinois
Listed in City, Civil War, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
399-301 15th St., Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore Cairo, Illinois, a historic river town at the meeting of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, with historic streetscapes and nearby Fort Defiance.
Wabash House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
100-198 S Water St, Grayville, Illinois 62844
Wabash House Historic Site is a historic Grayville landmark where visitors can connect with the people, places, and stories that shaped Illinois’ Wabash River country.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Hill’s Fort Historic Site
901 500 N, Greenville, Illinois 62246
Hill’s Fort Historic Site recalls William Hill’s frontier fort and the refuge network that protected settlers in the Greenville area during the War of 1812.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Village of Bainbridge Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
Bainbridge Trail, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
This roadside marker near Marion remembers the early Village of Bainbridge in Williamson County and the small communities that helped shape southern Illinois. A brief, worthwhile stop for travelers interested in local history.
Tri-State Tornado historical marker
Listed in Historical landmark
2019 Logan St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A Murphysboro historical marker remembers the devastating Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, which killed 695 people across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana and struck this Southern Illinois community especially hard.
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