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Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States. [3] At the 2020 Census , the population was 7,458. The city is on the Kaskaskia River and in the early 19th century, Vandalia became the western terminus of the National Road (the first federal road) from the East Coast .
The brick Federal style state house has been operated by the state of Illinois as a monument of Illinois' pioneer years since 1933. It is located in Vandalia, Illinois, on the National Road (and National Old Trails Road), and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,488. [1] Its county seat is Vandalia, [2] the site of the Vandalia State House State Historic Site. Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area is located in the northwestern part of this county.
The Illinois House of Representatives chamber on second floor is where Abraham Lincoln served. From 1820 through 1837, the political capital of the young state of Illinois was the small village of Vandalia, Illinois, in the south center of the state. On the National Road, Vandalia was initially well-situated to fulfill its governmental role. As ...
The library in the home, called the Berry-Hall Room is a tribute to James William Berry, a talented Illinois artist and Judge James Hall who established Vandalia as "the first literary center west of Cincinnati." [2] Through the years the home has been renovated and furnished with period furnishings and early artifacts of Vandalia. Today the ...
Share of the Vandalia Railroad Company, issued 7. December 1910. The Vandalia Railroad Company was incorporated January 1, 1905, by a merger of several lines in Indiana and Illinois that formed a 471-mile railroad consisting of lines mostly west of Indianapolis.
Vandalia Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,364 and it contained 3,069 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,364 and it contained 3,069 housing units.
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