The Vermilion Chapel 217-442-1691

The oldest frame structured church in the county built in 1886.

Open on Sunday during summer season or by appointment.

Red Oak School 217-442-1691

A one room schoolhouse built in 1914 and closed in 1956.

Open on Sunday during summer season or by appointment.

Newtown Store 217-442-1691

General Store (1926-1979) authentically renovated.

Open on Sunday during summer season or by appointment

 

The Catlin Museum 217-427-5766

210 N. Paris, Catlin, Il.

Mon-Wed-Sat 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm

1827 Federal Style House

 

The Depot Museum (Railroad) 217-748-6615

Benton Ave., Rossville, Il..

Memorial Day through Labor Day. Sat & Sun 12 pm to 4 pm

 

Veteran Affairs Medical Center/Danville Area Community College

1900 E. Main, Danville, Il.

Former “Danville Home” established by an Act of Congress in 1896.

Driving tour of grounds permitted. National Cemetery on adjoining grounds.

 

Georgetown Historical House 217-662-8000

Corner of North Main & Hoffman, Georgetown

Sunday from 2 pm to 4 p.m. from June through August.

Off season by appointment.

 

Mann's Chapel 217-442-2922

Rossville, Il.

Built in 1857, the oldest church in Vermilion County

Tours available by appointment

 

Rossville Historical Society Museum 217-748-6045

108 W. Attica, Rossville 217-748-6596

Tuesday and Saturday 12 to 4 p.m.

 

Salt Kettle

At the Salt Kettle Rest Area off I-74 East

Monument recognizes the Salines of the Vermilion, Vermilion Counties first

industry, referred to in French records as early as 1706.

 

Springhill Cemetery

Situated between English and Voorhees Streets, two blocks east of Vermilion

Street in Danville. Established in 1864, find the graves of Danville’s founders

and of Abraham Lincoln’s friends and other historical figures such as General

John C. Black and “Uncle Joe” Cannon.

 

Stony Creek Bridge

E. Main St., Danville

Built in 1896, placed on the National Register as one of the few stone arch

bridges of its design remaining in the United States.

Lincoln Sites - Click to learn more!

 

Colonel Harmon Mansion 217-431-1332

522 E. Main, Danville

Built in the early 1850’s and owned by Col. Oscar Harmon, attorney and friend of

Lincoln. Lincoln visited the home and once ate Thanksgiving dinner there.

 

Lamon House 217-442-2922

Lincoln Park, N. Logan Ave., Danville

1840’s Greek Revival Cottage built by Joseph Lamon, cousin of Ward Hill

Lamon, Lincoln’s law partner and bodyguard. Open Sundays during the summer

season or by appointment.

 

Lincoln Law Office Site

Commemorative plaque, 4 N. Vermilion, Danville   

 

First Presbyterian Church - Franklin St. side

Where Lincoln attended church while riding the circuit.

 

Great Western Railroad Station Marker - Main Street

Where Lincoln made his last stop in Danville on February 11, 1861.

 

Vermilion County Courthouse -

Commemorating the site where Lincoln practiced law.

 

Vermilion County Museum (National Register of Historic Places)

116 N. Gilbert, Danville 217-442-2922

Housed in a home built by William Fithian, Civil War surgeon and personal friend

of Abraham Lincoln. The south balcony, from which Lincoln gave a speech in

1858, and the bedroom he used on his many visits remain as they were. Of special

note, the Joseph G. Cannon (Uncle Joe) room containing personal items of Cannon

who served in the U.S. House for 46 years and was Speaker from 1903 to 1911.

Monuments

CIVIL WAR - Soldier’s Circle - Springhill Cemetery, Voorhees St., Danville
KOREAN/VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL - SE corner Hazel & Williams, Danville
REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL - front of Federal Courthouse, Vermilion St., Danville
WWI MONUMENT - 201 W. 5th St., Tilton
WWI VICTORY MEMORIAL (Larado Taft) - SW corner Main & Gilbert, Danville
WWII MONUMENT  - W. Side Hazel St., Danville
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER - VA Cemetery by William Clark Noble
COUNCIL ELM MARKER - Ellsworth Park
TRAIL OF DEATH MARKER - Ellsworth Park
ROBERT WURTSBAUGH MEMORIAL FOOTBRIDGE  - Ellsworth Park
MARTIN LUTHER KING MONUMENT, "A Dream Revisited" - Jackson Street by Preston Jackson
MEMORIAL WAY signs
VERMILION COUNTY WORKERS MEMORIAL - Hazel Street
WOMEN'S MEMORIAL - Hazel Street behind the War Museum
FIRE FIGHTER'S MEMORIAL - Griffin Street
CHANUTE PLANE - Main and Logan

 

Searching for your Ancestors?

Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society

215 W. North St., Danville(217)431-8733

Research hours: Mon., Wed.,Thurs., Fri., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tues. Evenings 10 a.m. to 8 p.m Call ahead for groups

Historical Marker

Lincoln Markers-8th Judicial Circuit

Intersection of U.S. Rt. 150 and Logan Avenue, Danville

On Il. Rt. 1 between Vermilion-Edgar County Line

2-1/2 miles south of U.S. Route 150 on Vermilion-Champaign County Line

Kickapoo St. Park

 

Lincoln’s Last Speech in Illinois 1861 Plaque

Il-In. State Line, Northeast of Danville

 

Abraham Lincoln-Impromptu Speech, 1858

Vermilion County Museum, Danville

 

Gurdan S. Hubbard Plaque

Inside Vermilion County Courthouse, Danville

 

Hubbard Trail Marker

306 S. Chicago, Rossville

 

Harrison Treaty Marker (1809)

East of Ridge Farm, South of C.H. 16

 

Indian Trail Marker (1834)

South of Sidell - Danville/Fort Clark Rd.

Information                                     

If you need information about Danville, please visit our web site or stop by the Danville Area Convention 
& Visitors' Bureau at 100 West Main Street or call at (217) 442-2096 or (800) 383-4386 Fax (217)442-2137  

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