Central, Illinois Historic Sites
Historic Danville Stadium
Built in 1946
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is the last home of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's parents. It shares the site with the Sargent farm, an 1840'
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site
The Postville Courthouse State Historic Site is a reproduction of the first Logan County courthouse used from 1840-1847
Salt Kettle Rest Area
The Salt Kettle Rest Area is accessible from the westbound lands of I-74
Indian Treaty Site
A marker commemorates where two important trails intersected on the prairie - Detroit to St Louis and Peoria to Terre Haute. In 1765
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
This reconstructed 1830's village is where Lincoln lived for 6 yrs. as a young adult. Here is where he studied law and began politics. All 23
Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site
Vandalia was the seat of state government from 1820-1839. The Statehouse, the oldest remaining capitol building in Illinois (built in 1836)
Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site
The only remaining structure where Abraham Lincoln maintained working law offices. Lincoln and his final law partner, William Herndon, operated from the top floor of the 1840
