History comes alive at Illinois historical reenactments. Meet Abraham Lincoln in the flesh, experience colonial life, or take a canal boat ride with a period costumed storyteller.
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Fort Massac State Park
Metropolis
Fort Massac State Park is a combination of scenic beauty and historic area with a replica 1802 American Fort, a museum and visitor center.
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I&M Visitors Center and Canal Boat
LaSalle
Mule pulled canal boat rides with period clothed storyteller, open May-October.
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Stoddard Tin Shop
Nauvoo
Visit the Stoddard home and view a restored 1840's tin shop, complete with tools and a demonstration of tinsmith techniques.
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Dollinger Family Farm
Channahon
Old Fashioned Fun on a real farm!
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Webb Brothers Black Smith Shop
Nauvoo
At the Webb Brothers Blacksmith shop, you will learn how wagon wheels were constructed and see the blazing forge where the blacksmith makes horseshoes.
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Old State Capitol
Springfield
Within these walls a great man rose to prominence to become the 16th president of the United States. It was here Lincoln spoke the immortal words,…
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Pendleton Home & Log School
Nauvoo
Visitors have fun doing lessons on old-fashioned slates and learn fascinating facts about life in Old Nauvoo.
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Family Living Center
Nauvoo
Guests can view demonstrations in a wide variety of 19th-century trades such as spinning, bread making, candle making, pottery, rope and barrel making.
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Brickyard
Nauvoo
The brickmaker will demonstrate how bricks were formed, dried and baked here in Old Nauvoo.
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Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
Petersburg
Step back in time nearly 200 years as you walk the streets of this reconstructed pioneer village where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked as a young…
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Effingham County Courthouse
Effingham
The Effingham Country Courthouse Museum features displays on the military, Effingham County railroads and Effingham County history. It is also listed on the National Register of…
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