Visitor Information

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On June 10, 1673, French explorer Louis Joliet and Jesuit priest Father Jacques Marquette led the first French expedition down the Mississippi River in search of the Pacific Ocean. The expedition followed…
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Find maps, brochures, historical pictures and information about things to do and places to see in Calhoun County at the Visitor Center. The Calhoun County Visitors Center is open seasonally on Saturdays…
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From a village of 600 residents in the 1870s to a coal mining boom town of 6,000 people, the Illinois Coal Museum covers the history of Gillespie and the Illinois coal mining…
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