History:Albert R. (Scottie) Scott started his rink business in Carthage, IL in 1936 in an upstairs hall. He ran the rink there for two years. In th...
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The historic Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion, the home of the Quincy Museum, is a wonderful example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture se...
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In 1962 the Quincy Museum began as a small museum for Indian artifacts in Indian Mounds Park in Quincy, Illinois. The original building was constru...
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Nature's bounty has conspired to produce a natural beauty and source of recreation greatly prized by generations of Midwesterners at Siloam Springs...
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Our Mission:The mission of the Mark Twain Home Foundation is to promote awareness and appreciation of the life and works of Mark Twain and to demon...
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The Mark Twain Cave Complex boasts America's Oldest and Newest Show Caves. Mark Twain Cave is Missouri's first Show Cave. The cave was first shown ...
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History:High atop a rocky knoll in Hannibal, Missouri, sits an enormous house; a house constructed solely to fulfill a man's dream. That man, lumbe...
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The purpose of the Heritage Seekers is to collect and preserve information pertaining to interesting historical events of the...
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A visit to the George M. Verity River Museum takes you back to the era of the river steamboats before the modern day diesels came into being.
Buil...
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​Nauvoo's first name was Quashquema, a Fox Indian word meaning "peaceful place." Nauvoo, a Hebrew word for "beautiful place" or "pleasant land", is...
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1st Floor Tillman Hall, Western Illinois University,
Macomb, IL
Founded in 1975, the Museum of Geology is an arm of Western Illinois University's Department of Geology. Originally conceived as a learning resourc...
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Music in the 1920s was pushing new boundaries. As radios made their way into people’s homes, new sounds, from different parts of the c...
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About Us:The purpose and mission of the River Heritage Center is to broaden the general public's knowledge about past river cultures and the tools ...
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Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/SheltersGeode State Park is one of the most scenic and popular picnicking spots in southeast Iowa. Several open...
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