Golconda Historic District
· 10.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder what a river town looked like in the mid-1800s? Golconda's historic district offers a glimpse. Established around 1840, this area became a vital hub along the Ohio River. Golconda thrived as a trading…
Buel House
· 10.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over near the Buel House and imagine a bustling river town in the 1840s! This unassuming home played a small part in a much larger event. During the Mexican-American War, which began in 1846, Golconda served as a…
Carrier Mills Archaeological District
· 11.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine living along this river over four thousand years ago! This area, now known as the Carrier Mills Archaeological District, was home to Native American settlements from roughly 2500 B.C. to 700 A.D. These weren't…
Garden of the Gods
· 13.6 mi · Historical Marker
Sandstone rock formations in the Shawnee National Forest, carved by 320 million years of erosion in the rugged hills of southern Illinois.
Illinois Iron Furnace
· 14.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine this quiet spot buzzing with activity! The Illinois Iron Furnace, built between 1837 and 1839, was the heart of Illinois' iron industry. Owned by Chalon Guard and Leonard White, this furnace smelted locally…
The Fluorite Capital Isn't Named for Fluorite
· 14.2 mi
Rosiclare, Illinois, was the beating heart of America's fluorspar country, the mineral the rest of us call fluorite. For more than a century this little Ohio River town ran one of the largest fluorspar mines in the…
Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site
· 14.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a bustling village here, centuries before European settlers arrived. The Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site was once home to Mississippian peoples who thrived along the Ohio River. Between roughly 900 and 1500 AD,…
Saline County Poor Farm
· 15.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This quiet stretch of road hides a story of hardship and hope: the Saline County Poor Farm. Back in 1863, the county established this farm to care for its poorest residents, following a state law that required each…
Rose Hotel (Elizabethtown, Illinois)
· 15.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
If these old walls could talk, they'd tell tales of steamboats, river pirates, and a frontier town's rise and fall. The Rose Hotel, right here in Elizabethtown, has been watching the Ohio River flow by since 1812. James…
