Springfield Tour

[Gene C]

We plan on starting our tour in Charleston, IL which is about 1 1/2 hours east of Springfield.
We start at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic sight just south of Charleston. Then it's on to the Moore Home State Historic Site, home to his step sister Matilda and Lincoln's last visit with his step mother. Just down the road is the Thomas Lincoln Cemetery where is father and stepmother are buried.

Back to Charleston where we visit the Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum (if open), the Old City Cemetery where cousin Dennis and a few other well known people are.
A few murals in the downtown area, a nice local bookstore, lunch and a few other locations if there is time. I'm hoping we will have time to take a slight detour to the Books On The Square in Virdon, located just south of Springfield. It's everything you've ever dreamed of in an old used book store. You'll love it.

On to Springfield, where depending on the time, we will visit some downtown historic sites, and a nice diner at a local restaurant..

If you can't make it Friday, we would love to have you join us Saturday morning when we plan to visit New Salem
and then visit the two final resting places for Ann Rutledge, as well as pay our respects to some of Lincoln's friends in nearby local cemeteries. . In the afternoon its a visit to two well known book stores, the Lincoln Museum and Library, and stroll through the Lincoln's Neighborhood during the early evening and whatever else we can squeeze in.

Sunday we usually visit the Lincoln Home and neighborhood, the Lincoln Tomb and Oak Ridge Cemetery.

If interested, have any questions, please send me or Scott a semi private message.