We almost missed this jewel! It was only a few miles from our campground and we stopped over to see it. The museum was built in 2009, and includes an original buggy used by Lincoln n the original prototype of the Illinois State flag. It contains over 2000 artifacts, including Native American, uniforms, guns, and other military items. Local history items includes information about churches, School is and businesses no longer in existence. The manager was very knowledgeable and took us across the street to the old courthouse where Stephen Douglas was a judge. The courtroom is in the process of being renovated so we were unable to see anything in that area. We did see the history of the old St. Mary’s School, a finishing school for young ladies. Back to the museum to see the scale models of ships that a gentleman donated to the museum. He did a fantastic job!
The next day we headed for Amana Iowa and the Amana Colonies, a National Historic site. More information on Amana may be seen and read in earlier trips through this wonderful treasure. There are pictures at 10/2017 Octoberfest if the reader is interested in learning more about the area. This visit is 4 days, and our main purpose is to relax and enjoy the fabulous food and treasures offered in Amana and the surrounding area.
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