The last time we passed through Springfield, Illinois, we didn’t take time to be a tourist. This trip through, we set aside a day and there is much more to see. What a great little capitol city. Route 66 runs directly through downtown and in front of the state capitol.
And what a gorgeous capitol building it is… we try to visit the capitol building in each state we visit. This has to be in the top 3 so far. Tour guide said Pennsylvania may top this one. We will compare someday!
The chandeliers in the House of Representatives chamber were gorgeous.
The Senate, for being the upper house, was much less impressive but still beautiful.
Every nock and cranny is ornate.
The Old State Capitol building was an educational stop.
Abe Lincoln laid in state following his assassination in this room - the House of Representatives chamber. It took his body 15 days to arrive from DC.
Lincoln worked out of this office before his inauguration.
The Abraham Lincoln presidential library was very well done. Told a great story. Not many artifacts but really shows how fast Lincoln aged during war. It also highlighted while Lincoln was intelligent and hard working - he wasn’t exactly “honest Abe” in his handling of the civil war.
My fathers mother once told me a fable that our Owen’s family was related to Mary Owens who was once engaged to Lincoln. I did a report in elementary school on our families brush with ole Abe. It was all BS. No ancestry proof exists. I wonder her motive for the tall tale.
Our daily selfie! Smile….
We passed the governors mansion built in 1855.
And Union Station built in 1898 and closed in 1971. Building is not currently occupied.
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