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The majority of the district's buildings were constructed during Springfield's population boom in the 1860s and its subsequent growth in the latter half of the 19th century. These buildings included hotels, drug stores, groceries, clothing stores, and dry goods stores; some of the stores built in this period are still in operation.
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During the Civil War, Camp Butler was the second largest military training camp in Illinois, second only to Camp Douglas in Chicago.After President Lincoln's call for troops in April, 1861, the U.S. War Department sent then Brigadier-General William T. Sherman to Springfield, Illinois, to meet with Governor Richard Yates for the purpose of selecting a suitable site for a training facility.
The Vachel Lindsay House is a historic house museum at 603 South 5th Street in Springfield, Illinois. Built in 1848, it was the birthplace and lifelong home of poet Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931). It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
There will be a visitation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home East, 3540 E. Seminole St. with a Celebration of Life to follow at 2 p.m. ... dedicating more than 500 hours at ...
A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.
Claudette Riley, Springfield News-Leader October 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM A Springfield woman who was helping push a Yamaha motorcycle on a roadway was struck by a vehicle early Monday and killed.
A couple stands in front of The Carter Presidential Center's sign, after the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100, in Atlanta, Georgia on December 29, 2024.