We camped in the country outside Knoxville, IL which is about 7 miles east of Galesburg. It was a really neat stop, with many interesting things to explore. Our first visit was to the Visitor’s Center to get information on the various points of interest and their hours of operation. The places we were going to visit:
Carl Sandburg birthplace and burial location
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Knox County Historical Museum in Knoxville, IL
Galesburg Railroad Museum
Knox College Old Main - site of the 5th Lincoln/Douglas debates in 1858
Alumni Hall
Grounds of Knox County Courthouse
Our first stop was the Carl Sandburg birthplace and burial location. It’s a state historical site and in it’s better days it had a visitor’s center and a house tour. Unfortunately due to lack of funding and volunteer docents, the visitor’s center and house are closed. We were able to walk through the site, and stopped at Remembrance Rock where both Carl and his wife’s ashes are interred. There is also a Quotation Walk which leads through the garden with famous quotes from Sandburg’s writings engraved in the stepping stones.
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