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Essex Historical Society Museum
The Essex Historical Society Museum features a one-room school house and historical Essex artifacts contained in an adjacent brick building. Learn about area strip mines that date back to the early 1900’s.
Plan Your Visit
Getting There & Details
- Admission
- Free
- Hours
- Hours by appointment & during special events.
- Address
- 218 Parls St.
- Phone
- 815-365-4048
- Map
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