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Illinois
Paxton
Ford County Historical Society
10 Meridian Terrace
PO Box 213
Paxton IL 60957
Phone 217 379-4133
Web Site
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Description local memorabilia located in county courthouse
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Courthouse
Peoria
African American Hall of Fame
309 S
DuSable St
Peoria
IL
61605
Phone
309 673-2206
Web Site
http://www.peoriaparks.org/facilities/pcgeninfo.html
Description
located in Proctor Center, a large city recreational facility
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity African American
Owner/Operator:
Peoria Parks
New or Updated:
07/18/2003
Illinois
Peoria
Wheels O' Time Museum
11923 N
Knoxville Ave
PO Box 9636
Peoria
IL
61612
Phone
309 243-9020
Web Site
http://www.wheelsotime.org/
E-mail
mailto:wotmuseum@aol.com
Description
Automobiles, fire engines, railroad models and full size, clocks, music
machines, dolls
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Automotive
Collection
A-F
Dolls
Collection
G-M
Machinery
Collection
N-Z
Vehicles
New or Updated:
07/18/2003
Petersburg
Lincoln's New Salem SHS
RR 1 Box 244A
Petersburg IL 62675
Phone 217 632-4000
Web Site http://www.lincolnsnewsalem.com/
E-mail mailto:newsalem@lincolnsnewsalem.com
Alt Web http://www.petersburgil.com/p_newsalem.html
Description reconstruction of New Salem, where Abraham Lincoln lived as a young man in the 1830's
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Village
Kind of Activity Living History
Illinois
Plainfield
Plainfield
Historical Society
217 E Main Street
Plainfield
IL
60544
Phone
815 436-4073
Web Site
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Alt Web
http://www.state.il.us/hpa/iam/dir_cityO_R.html
Description
clothing, school memorabilia, domestic items,
Native American artifacts
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
New or
Updated: 8/9/2004
Prairie du Rocher
Les Coureur du Bois de Fort de Chartres
RR 2
Prairie du Rocher IL 62277
Phone 618 284-7230
Web Site http://www.state.il.us/HPA/Sites/FortdeChartres.htm
Description French stone fort of the early 18th century, original powder magazine, portions of walls and sentry boxes restored, museum on site
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Era 1700 |
