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This Farm was established in 1824 by Michael Huffaker, who bought land east of Jacksonville, and built a cabin for their growing family and four cabins for free black families and later hid fleeing slaves there. Tours by appointment.

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Governor Duncan Home

Amidst the untamed beauty and savagery of the Illinois Prairie sprang the elegance and grace of the Duncan Mansion, the home of Gov. Joseph Duncan. Built in 1834 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Jacksonville, IL Historic Homes

Strawn Art Gallery

Featuring monthly changing art exhibits, Early Mississippian &

Jacksonville, IL Arts

Downtown Jacksonville Handpainted Murals

Completed in the Summer of 2006, these murals were handpainted by over 50 sign painters and graphic artists from as faraway as Scotland and New Zealand. These 10

Jacksonville, IL Arts

Jacksonville Raceway

Enjoy sprints, micros, street stock, pony stock, limited late models and more at the Jacksonville Raceway - providing racing entertainment to Central Illinois for over 20

Jacksonville, IL Auto Racing

Things to do near Jacksonville, IL

The Stewart House

Birthplace of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity....

Alexis Museum

The Alexis Museum houses numerous fascinating displays depicting earlier times in the community....

Black Hawk State Historic Site

Black Hawk State Historic Site includes a unique 100-acre "designated nature preserve" consisting of an oak-hickory forest wi...

Western Illinois Museum

Regional collection and artifact's, historical documents, and memorabilia....

Quincy Art Center

The Quincy Art Center, a museum of the visual art's, is located on the ground's of the Lorenzo Bull Mansion, now the Women's ...