The Archer House
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 23.460 W 087° 41.658
16S E 440211 N 4360397
Up for sale when I was there, but still an Inn.
Waymark Code: WMA6WV
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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The Archer House
National Historic Landmark
This structure was erected in 1841 by Col. Wm. B. Archer, founder of Marshall, and John Bartlett and has been in continuous use as a hotel. It was an important stage coach stop on the early Cumberland Road where many prominent people, including Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland, stayed.

County: Clark County

Historical Society: The Clark County Historical Society

Dedication Date: September 1977

Location: Archer Ave. & Michigan Ave., Marshall

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