RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Illinois 200th Anniversary, 20 Historic Sites: Kaskaskia and Pullman
From the December 3, 2017, Chicago Tribune "Because it's the bicentennial: 200 things every Illinoisan should do -- or see, eat or drink -- at least once." by Lori Racki.
History: 20 Things to do in Illinois
1. KASKASKIA-- the first, short-lived state capital by the Mississippi River.
2. CAHOKIA MOUNDS-- In Collinsville, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, largest pre-Columbian metropolis north of Mexico.
3. NAPER SETTLEMENT-- In Naperville What life in Illinois was like pre-plumbing.
4. PULLMAN-- Chicago's Far South Side. Pullman Historic District. One of the country's most famous and controversial company towns The bloody strike here led to the federal government declaring Labor Day a holiday.
5. HULL HOUSE-- Where countless immigrants received a helping hand in Chicago.
Lots of History In This State. --RoadDog
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