Explore Edgar County
North Arm
North Arm is the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the Springfield diocese. Founded in 1817 by 17 families from Kentucky, the journey was blessed by Fr. Theodore Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. The current church was built in 1901
Paris, IL Historic ChurchesHeartland Antique Auto Museum
Walk among early cars from the turn-of-the-century through the early 1950's. This museum is also the site of a restoration shop for classic V12 and V16
Paris, IL MuseumsEdgar County Historical Society
Compare pioneer and Victorian lifestyle when you visit the log cabin and brick Italianate home. An exhibition gallery and program space in an adjacent building features rotating exhibits of the society'
Paris, IL MuseumsAllis Chalmers Tractor Musuem
Come visit Allis Chalmers collection of tractor models from 1914-1957
Paris, IL MuseumsEdgar County Courthouse
This elegant 1893 brick and stone building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Paris, IL Historic CourthousesIndian Treaty Site
A marker commemorates where two important trails intersected on the prairie - Detroit to St Louis and Peoria to Terre Haute. In 1765
Paris, IL Historic Sites