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  2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum - Wikipedia

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    She is the first person of color to serve in the position. Before coming to the ALPLM, she headed the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the State of Arkansas's African-American culture and history museum. [21] [29] [19] As first lady of Illinois, Lura Lynn Ryan became a major fundraiser and the library's first chairwoman. She launched the ...

  3. Lincoln Home National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield from New Salem at the start of his law career. He met his wife, Mary Todd, at her sister's home in Springfield and married there in 1842. The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned.

  4. List of City of Springfield Historic Sites - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Hotel 401 E Washington St 1903 Illinois State Armory 107/111 E Monroe St 1936 Art Deco Illinois State Capitol: 2nd & Capitol 1868 - 1888 Renaissance Revival,Second Empire: November 21, 1985 Jessie K. DuBois House 519 S 8th St The INB Center The CILCO Building 322 E Capitol Ave 1924 Classical Revival, Beaux Arts James Morse House

  5. Illinois State Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...

  6. Old State Capitol State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    From 1876 until 1966, the Old State Capitol was the county courthouse of Sangamon County.During this time the building was extensively altered. In 1839, a two-floor building had been large enough to hold the entire governmental structure of Illinois; but after continued growth in the population of Springfield and the surrounding townships, in 1898-1899 Sangamon County raised the historic ...

  7. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    1830s house with original interior, includes Museum of Springfield History: Elijah P. Curtis House: Metropolis: Massac: Southern: Historic house: Late 19th-century house, operated by the Massac County Historical Society [28] Elizabeth History Museum: Elizabeth: Jo Daviess: Northern Illinois: Local history: Operated by the Elizabeth Historical ...

  8. List of open-air and living history museums in the United ...

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    Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook, New York; National Museum of Transportation, St Louis County, Missouri; New York Museum of Transportation, Rush, New York; Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, California; San Francisco Cable Car Museum, San Francisco, California; Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine

  9. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln Memorial Garden (LMG) is the inspiration of Springfield Civic Garden Club leader Harriet Knudson. When Knudson learned that the city of Springfield was acquiring land for the basin of a new reservoir, intended to serve as a source of city drinking water, she asked the city to set aside approximately 0.6 miles (1 km) of future shoreline as a garden to memorialize Abraham Lincoln.

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