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While traveling through southern Wisconsin, I discovered a small hilltop park with a flagpole. I stopped to learn more and was captivated by the story behind the flag waving in the breeze. During the Civil War, a log cabin was built on this hill as a recruiting station. The American flag flew proudly, visible for
Tippecanoe Place, located in South Bend, Indiana, is a historic mansion that once belonged to Clement Studebaker, co-founder of the Studebaker automobile company. Built in 1889, this Richardsonian Romanesque style mansion is a testament to the Studebaker family’s wealth and influence in the late 19th century. The mansion features four stories, with a distinctive conical
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site near Janesville in Southern Illinois, safeguards the 19th-century home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, parents of President Abraham Lincoln. While Abraham Lincoln was a Springfield lawyer when his parents settled here, his legal work frequently took him to nearby Charleston and the family farm, particularly in the
In the town of Marshall Missouri is a park dedicated to Jim the Wonder Dog. He was a Llewellin Setter and lived during the 1920s and 30s, earning renown for his extraordinary intelligence and abilities. He was an exceptional hunting dog, reportedly tracking over 5,000 birds in his lifetime. Beyond hunting, Jim could understand and
Near Piqua, Ohio is the small town of Lockington. Here you will find a series of stone structures that look like medieval walls. The name of the town gives a hint as to what they were used for. The Miami and Erie Canal went from Lake Erie in Toledo to the Ohio River near Cincinnati.
Driving into Cornell, Wisconsin I noticed a large metal framework protruding above the treetops. At first I thought it was a crane for bridge repair, but as I drove into town, I saw that it was something completely different. Standing in Mill Yard Park, the massive metal frame was a stacker used for stacking pulpwood
Located in Oak Brook, Illinois, east of Chicago, stands a historic water mill, one of only two still operating in the Land of Lincoln. This remarkable structure is a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of the Graue family. Friedrich Graue, an immigrant from Germany, arrived in the United States in the late 1840s. He
In the back of Saginaw, Michigan’s Forest Lawn Cemetary, is a massive stone mausoleum where lumber baron and railroad tycoon Wellington R. Burt is entombed. At the time of his death in 1919, he was the 8th wealthiest person in America and the second richest person in Michigan with Henry Ford holding that title. He
Standing outside the Clinton County Courthouse in Plattsburg, Missouri is a statue of David Rice Atchison. He served as a senetor for Missouri and under the statue is a plaque declaring him as “President for one day” In 1849, Inauguration Day, which was March 4, coincided with a Sunday, leading to president-elect Zachary Taylor postponing
In Bellefontaine, Ohio, an archway beside the courthouse proclaims Court Avenue as the oldest concrete street in America. Below this declaration stands a statue honoring George Bartholomew, the visionary who first proposed paving the street with concrete in 1891. Bartholomew, undeterred by skepticism, convinced the Bellefontaine City Council to allow a small test patch of
