Today the president announced a new National Monument is coming. It will be the 425 park of the National Park Service. It will be called Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument that is located in Mississippi and Illinois. This monument it about a 14 year old black kid getting kidnapped and killed and his…
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Illinois: National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
While I was at the Lincoln home I got this stamp for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. A important person named Jameson Jenkins helped out a lot of slaves to get their freedom and he played a role in the Underground Railroad. Why it’s important because Jameson Jenkins and his family lived only…
Illinois: 1908 Springfield Race Riot Archeological Site
Before driving back to the hotel in Missouri we stop by a Archeological Site that was getting help from the National Park Service. There are archeologists working on a dig from the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. They found the neighborhoods of where some of the black people homes were destroyed. They found different artifacts in…
Illinois: Lincoln Home National Historic Site #104
Husband, Father, Neighbor, and President While me and my mom were in Springfield, Illinois. We stopped at the Lincoln Home. This was the home of Abraham Lincoln and his family for 17 years before he became President of the United States. When they first move in it was one floor and with one bedroom house….
Illinois: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area (Part 2)
My second stop was seeing the Lincoln Home NHS. I got this stamp of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area from the Lincoln Home that is located in Springfield, Illinois.
Illinois: Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
On 7/13/2022, While we were in Missouri me and my mother went on a road trip to see the Oak Ridge Cemetery that is located in Springfield, Illinois. I bet your wondering “Why would we go to a cemetery?“ Oak Ridge Cemetery is the location of the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. This is the…
Illinois: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area
I just got back from a awesome trip from Missouri and Illinois. For my birthday me and my mom went to Illinois to see some parks. It took us a couple of hours to get there. Weather was perfect. My first stop was seeing Lincoln Tomb. I got this stamp of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage…
7/2022 Summer Trip to Missouri and Illinois National Parks
7/12/2022 – Me and my mom both got up at 2 in the morning. It was hard. Got ready and about 3:15 am to the airport. We got to the airport at a prefect time. We were catching the first flight out of Tucson, AZ. Luckily no delays going to Dallas, TX. We got to…