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Historic Communities
If you are coming from the direction of Indiana on I-74 your first Looking for Lincoln stop should be DANVILLE where Lincoln often practiced law. The best place to start is the Vermilion County Museum complex which includes the Dr. Fithian Home and a brand new historical museum. From Danville it's an easy side trip to CHARLESTON by way of Rt. 150 where you can visit the Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum, the Lincoln Log Cabin and several other significant Lincoln sites. Or go straight from Danville on I-74 right into DECATUR.
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Charleston/Lerna
Among the early settlers of the Charleston area were Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father and stepmother, who lived south of town in a cabin on the Goosenest Prairie. Although Abraham Lincoln was never a resident, he visited Charl...
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Danville
Danville is the first stop from the East coming from I-74 and for those looking for a unique location, try picturesque Danville/Vermilion County, ideally located on I-74 in the heart of Central Illinois. For the history buff-- had you been walking do...
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Decatur
Macon County has a rich Lincoln history and many Lincoln “firsts.” Decatur was the first Illinois home of the Abraham Lincoln family, he was first nominated for the presidency at the state Republican party convention and he made his first political s...
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Mahomet
Once known as Middletown, this Champaign County community, settled in 1832, was situated midway between both Danville and Bloomington and Danville and Decatur, county seats along the 8th Judicial Circuit. As Middletown grew, so did inns and taverns,...
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