view gallery N4.2 km | Scovill Zoo Penny Smasher in Penny Smashers This three-design electric Penny Smasher is just inside the entrance to the gift shop of the Scovill Zoo located at 71 S Country Club Road in Decatur, Illinois. posted by: brwhiz location: Illinois date approved: 06/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SE4.2 km | Mount Zion, Illinois 62549 in U.S. Post Offices This Post Office is located at 450 W Main Street in Mount Zion, Illinois. posted by: brwhiz location: Illinois date approved: 06/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SE4.2 km | Prairie State Bank & Trust Time & Temperature in Time and Temperature Signs This Time and Temperature Sign is located in front of the Prairie State Bank & Trust at 340 W Main Street in Mt. Zion, Illinois. posted by: brwhiz location: Illinois date approved: 06/10/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery N4.3 km | Children's Museum of Illinois Penny Smasher in Penny Smashers This four-design hand-cranked Penny Smasher is just inside the entrance to the Children's Museum of Illinois located at 65 Country Club Road in Decatur, Illinois. posted by: brwhiz location: Illinois date approved: 06/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery W5.3 km | Elwin, Illinois 62532 in U.S. Post Offices This Post Office is located at 4945 S Taylor Street in Elwin, Illinois. posted by: brwhiz location: Illinois date approved: 06/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6 km | Bejamin W. Schenck - Decatur, IL in Medal Of Honor Resting Places I came across this while caching in an old, well-kept cemetery. There were many interesting markers here. I wasn't able to find out much about this soldier, just what I have below: posted by: Strider location: Illinois date approved: 06/30/2007 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6 km | Lemuel F. Holland-Decatur, IL in Medal Of Honor Resting Places Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Elk River, TN on July 2, 1863. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, IL in the Civil War Veterans Section, Block 21. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Illinois date approved: 10/06/2018 last visited: 12/08/2021 |
view gallery NW6.4 km | Lincoln, the Lawyer statue - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln Standing figure of Abraham Lincoln with a roll of papers in his proper left hand, proper left arm at his side. His proper right hand is held out as if in appeal. He stands with his feet apart slightly, and he gazes forward. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.4 km | Lincoln, the Lawyer - Decatur, IL in Statues of Historic Figures Standing figure of Abraham Lincoln with a roll of papers in his proper left hand, proper left arm at his side. His proper right hand is held out as if in appeal. He stands with his feet apart slightly, and he gazes forward. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.4 km | Lincoln, the Lawyer - Decatur, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Standing figure of Abraham Lincoln with a roll of papers in his proper left hand, proper left arm at his side. His proper right hand is held out as if in appeal. He stands with his feet apart slightly, and he gazes forward. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Wake Up Lincoln! marker - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A marker relating the story of Abe taking a nap while the local Republicans were agreeing to nominate him. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Wake Up Lincoln! - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers A marker relating the story of Abe taking a nap while the local Republicans were agreeing to nominate him. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln Coming to Illinois - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers A marker describing the coming to Illinois of Lincoln's family in March 1830. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/29/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Coming to Illinois marker - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A marker describing the coming to Illinois of Lincoln's family in March 1830. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/29/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Macon County's First Courthouse - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A replica of Macon County's First Courthouse, a colonial two-story building with a chimney, windows with shutters and a central front door, with inscription tablet mentioning that Lincoln practiced here. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Macon County's First Courthouse marker - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers A replica of Macon County's First Courthouse, a colonial two-story building with a chimney, windows with shutters and a central front door, with inscription tablet mentioning that Lincoln practiced here. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Macon County's First Courthouse - Decatur, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A replica of a colonial two-story building, with a chimney on one end. Two sides have four windows with shutters (two up, two downstairs), and a central front door. Six end-posts are visible on the central horizontal line of the building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln on the Circuit - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers A marker describing the nature of cases that Abe faced as a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln on the Circuit marker - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A marker describing the nature of cases that Abe faced as a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Another of the Looking for Lincoln series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln Nomination Convention "Wigwam" markers - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A Looking for Lincoln exhibit and a plaque with relief, commemorating the location of the May 1860 endorsement of Abraham Lincoln as the candidate of the Illinois Republican Party for President. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/29/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln Nomination Convention "Wigwam" markers - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers A Looking for Lincoln exhibit and a plaque with relief, commemorating the location of the May 1860 endorsement of Abraham Lincoln as the candidate of the Illinois Republican Party for President. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/29/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln's First Speech, Looking for Lincoln - Decatur, IL in Illinois Historical Markers Describes Lincoln's first political speech supporting a local Whig candidate given in Decatur on June, 1830 when he was a barefoot 21-year-old! Another of the "Looking for Lincoln" series. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln's First Political Speech statue - Decatur, IL in Abraham Lincoln A barefoot, shirt-sleeved Lincoln stands, leaning forward, with proper right foot on a tree stump. His proper right hand rests on his proper right knee. With his proper left hand, he gestures as if making a point. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln's First Political Speech - Decatur, IL in Statues of Historic Figures A barefoot, shirt-sleeved Lincoln stands, leaning forward, with proper right foot on a tree stump. His proper right hand rests on his proper right knee. With his proper left hand, he gestures as if making a point. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/27/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NW6.6 km | Lincoln's First Political Speech - Decatur, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A barefoot, shirt-sleeved Lincoln stands, leaning forward, with proper right foot on a tree stump. His proper right hand rests on his proper right knee. With his proper left hand, he gestures as if making a point. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/14/2011 last visited: never |
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