Trips & Tours - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
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Jasper County Museum<br />
100 S Van Buren, Newton, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62448<br />
618-783-8141<br />
www.jaspercountytourism.com<br />
The Jasper County Museum is filled with exhibits chronicling the history <strong>of</strong> the county. Special displays<br />
highlight actor Burl Ives and author Irene Hunt, famous Jasper County natives.<br />
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum<br />
416 W. Madison Avenue, Charleston, <strong>Illinois</strong> 61920<br />
217-348-0430<br />
Hours: Monday-Sunday 9 am – 4 pm, including holidays<br />
The Lincoln-Douglas Debate museum is a designated “Looking for Lincoln” historical site. This computeroperated<br />
museum has exhibits about the 1858 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.<br />
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site<br />
400 S. Lincoln Highway Road, Lerna, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62440<br />
217-345-1845<br />
www.lincolnlogcabin.org<br />
The Lincoln Log Cabin site was the 1840’s home <strong>of</strong> Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and stepmother <strong>of</strong><br />
Abraham Lincoln. Developed around the cabin, is a working living history farm that is dedicated to giving<br />
visitor’s an understanding <strong>of</strong> rural life in the 1840’s. Educational programs are also available.<br />
Lincoln School Museum<br />
7400 E 1500 th Road, Harry Glynn Drive, Martinsville, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62442<br />
217-382-6666 or 382-4765<br />
www.clarkcountyil.org/Tourism/lincoln_school_museum.htm<br />
Hours: Sundays 2 pm – 4 pm, June through August<br />
Originally built in 1843, the present brick structure was built at this site in 1888. The school is open to groups<br />
for an interpretation <strong>of</strong> early pioneer days.<br />
MY Garage R & D Center/Corvette Museum<br />
17082 W. US Highway 45, Effingham, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62401<br />
217-347-5591<br />
Set in a 1950’s backdrop, this museum displays a collection <strong>of</strong> classic Corvettes and Corvette memorabilia.<br />
Native American mounds<br />
Riverton & Swan Island Sites<br />
Near Palestine, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62451<br />
Stoner Site<br />
Near Robinson, <strong>Illinois</strong> 62454<br />
Rising 50 feet above the prairie, these mounds are visual evidence <strong>of</strong> the area’s early inhabitants.<br />
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