Category Archives: Places to Go

Old State Capitol State Historic Site — Springfield, Illinois

Posted on December 23, 1995 by Roger

From the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, we walked across the street to the building that served as the Illinois State Capitol from 1839 until 1876. Well, it’s sorta that building anyway. When the state of Illinois moved out, Sangamon County moved … Continue reading →

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Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site — Springfield, Illinois

Posted on December 23, 1995 by Roger

We stopped in Springfield for a few hours to see the sights. After driving by Lincoln’s home and the current state capitol, we parked and toured the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices. The interior of the three-story building has been restored to … Continue reading →

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U.S.S. Cobia — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Posted on November 22, 1995 by Roger

We stopped at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The museum was well done, but not very large. The most interesting feature was the U.S.S. Cobia, a WWII submarine docked in the river next to the … Continue reading →

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William A. Irvin — Duluth, Minnesota

Posted on July 17, 1995 by Roger

We took a day trip to Duluth. We spent the morning in a railroad museum, then split up. The rest of the family went out to lunch while my daughter and I toured the William A. Irvin, a Great Lakes … Continue reading →

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Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri

Posted on June 12, 1995 by Roger

I went on a business trip to Nixa, Missouri, with a coworker and a business associate. It was a lot cheaper for us to fly to St. Louis and rent a car to drive to Nixa than it would have … Continue reading →

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