Search Results for: Broadwell Inn

Broadwell Inn

Posted on October 31, 2013 by editor

Moses Broadwell (1764-1827), a Revolutionary War veteran, moved to Sangamon County with his family in 1820 and settled along Richland Creek, a mile east of the present-day community of Pleasant Plains. There they built a home and a traveler’s inn … Continue reading →

Posted in Buildings, Early residents, First Citizens, Historic Sites, Hotels & taverns, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Index A-J

Posted on October 8, 2015 by editor

A&P (first supermarkets) Abortion death trials, 1949 & 1951 Abortion murder trials, 1894 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library survey (Fever River) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum controversies ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ (Vachel Lindsay) Abrams Hotel … Continue reading →

1 Comment

Emmet Pearson

Posted on December 29, 2013 by editor

Dr. Emmet Pearson, a Springfield physician, was instrumental in the restoration of what now is the Broadwell Inn/Clayville Historic Site. He was named Springfield’s First Citizen in 1992, partly because of his historic preservation activities. See Broadwell Inn.

Posted in First Citizens, Historic Sites | Leave a comment

Timeline

Posted on December 21, 2013 by editor

*186,000 to 128,000 years ago: Illinois Glacier covers most of Illinois; leaves spruce and pine forest when it recedes. *24,000-17,000 years ago: Wisconsin Glacier covers Illinois down to about present-day Shelbyville; floodwaters caused by glacier cut Sangamon River valley; alluvial … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Clayville Historic Site

Posted on October 31, 2013 by editor

See Broadwell Inn.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Sangamo Town

Posted on October 9, 2013 by editor

Sangamo Town was a settlement on the Sangamon River that for a time rivaled Springfield as a commercial center, but after only 20 years or so was abandoned and all but forgotten. The man behind Sangamo Town was Moses Broadwell (1764-1827). Born … Continue reading →

Posted in Communities, Early residents, Lincoln, Abraham, Local government, Maps, Prominent figures, Sangamon County, Sangamon River, Transportation | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Pleasant Plains

Posted on April 21, 2013 by editor

The first Europeans settled near what is now Pleasant Plains about 1819, and a “Mr. Spillars” was operating a horse-powered grist mill by almost the same time. From the 1830s to the 1850s, a stagecoach line connected Springfield to Beardstown, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Communities, Early residents, Historic Sites, Prominent figures | Tagged , | 2 Comments

John Rinaker Jr., architect

Posted on April 20, 2023 by editor

The cornerstone was laid for the Exposition Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on July 4, 1894. The granite stone, hewn by the Springfield firm of Richter & Doland, was inserted in a corner nook of the building. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Illinois State Fair, Local government, Prominent figures, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Shelby M. Cullom (U.S. Senate)

Posted on October 29, 2021 by editor

Shelby M. Cullom won his first election by four votes. It was the start of a 60-year political career that would take him to the edge of the presidency. As a lawmaker, Cullom (1829-1914) “sometimes seemed to plod,” an obituary … Continue reading →

Posted in John T. Stuart, Lincoln, Abraham, Local government, Oak Ridge signs, Politics, Presidential candidates, Prominent figures, State government | Leave a comment

Elijah Iles (1828 pioneers)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by editor

Elijah Iles (1796-1883) was Springfield’s first merchant and perhaps its most dynamic founder. Iles built a log store near the settlement of the John Kelly family shortly after arriving in central Illinois. Iles described his move to Sangamon County and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Early residents, Historic Sites, Illinois capital, Native Americans, Parks, Prominent figures, Springfield | Leave a comment