It is Springfield - the capital of Illinois, not Chicago, as it seems to many intuitively. Most of all, Springfield is known as the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, and no tourist visit can go without an excursion to the "places of Lincoln" in the city. True, in the tourist sense, the city does not seem to have much to stake on, unless, of course, you are not crazy about horseshoe sandwiches.
How to get to Springfield (Illinois)
Lincoln Airport is located to the north-west of and takes regular flights, for example, from Chicago. Trains "Amtrak" go to Springfield on the Chicago branch - St. Louis (about 5 trains a day). The Greyhound bus also connects you to Springfield from a number of cities.
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A bit of history
The original name of the city was Calhoun, in honor of the senator from South Carolina . The first hut was built here in 1820 @ John Kelly . Calhoun became a popular place because of the rich soil and good opportunities for trade . By 1832 . senator went out of favor among the residents, and the city was renamed in honor of Springfield in Massachusetts . At that time the Massachusetts namesake was something of a modern Silicon Valley - a dynamically developing, advanced and technologically advanced city; and besides, he "did himself", and the inhabitants of Illinois wanted the same . Springfield became the third capital of the state in 1839 ., not least thanks to A . Lincoln and his partners .. Lincoln and his companions were called "the long nine". Their total growth was about 16 m.
The Presidential Library and Museum are on Sixth Street, and the museum is really worth a visit: there are very rare artifacts associated with the life of the legendary character
Other a place of the same kind - the Lincoln House Museum, a national historical monument built in 1860 . Here Abraham Lincoln lived 17 years . The building can be viewed from the inside only with a group excursion . The exposition includes several other houses . @.At the corner of Adams Street and Sixth there is the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office, the only surviving one where Lincoln . worked. It was rebuilt and a small exhibition opened in its front office . Lincoln Depot is a few blocks from his home museum . This restored railway depot where Lincoln's inaugural journey to Washington .
- Lose the luck of Lincoln's bronze nose before the memorial. You will not be the first: the nose has long been shining polish.
- Call at the first in the USA fast food with a Maid-Rite auto-store. Today, this network is almost ruined by the most popular food service monsters, but the building of the first diner on Route 66 is on the National Register of Historic Places, and here one can still get a sausage.
The Old State Capitol served for government meetings between 1839 and 1876 . It was here that Mr. Lincoln uttered a howling of the famous speech about "a house divided in itself". In May 1865 about 75 thousand people came to say goodbye to the body of Lincoln. Lincoln's grave is in the Oak Ridge cemetery, the second most visited cemetery in the US after Arlington. The grave is distinguished by a large monument inside which you can look in.
The new Capitol became the sixth in the city, since in 1818 . Illinois became part of the USA . Its architectural style can be defined as "the French Renaissance" . The site for the Capitol started to be built in 1869 ., but the building was completed only 20 years later . The Capitol dome is covered with zinc to protect the silver facade from the weather . In the interior you can see painted friezes with scenes from the history of the state and stained glass windows . The height of the Capitol is 110 m, and it is the highest in the country e Capitol, not built in a skyscraper style (it overtakes even Washington, and above it only the Capitol in Florida, Louisiana and Nebraska - but their architecture is modern, nonclassical) .
At Oak Cemetery -Ridge also houses memorials to those killed in three wars. The first, in the form of a large globe, is dedicated to World War II, a bronze bell is installed in honor of the victims of the Korean War, and a restrained monument to Vietnamese veterans was created under the project of a 20-year-old local resident: the project was chosen by the veterans themselves.
Dana-Thomas House on Lawrence Avenue is a building in the "prairie" style, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . The building was radically different from the then buildings in the Victorian style, with its 250 design windows, doors and panels . It was completely restored, and inside was from museum . The building is decorated with hundreds of pieces of colored glass, and inside you can see the original furnishings, also created by Wright . The house was designed for the salon of a secular lioness and still continues to amaze the visitors .
The Governor's Mansion, in Italian style of red stone, served as the residence of the rulers of the state since 1855. At one time he hosted seven presidents, including Lincoln. Today it is open to visitors and guests can explore the dining room, the bedrooms, including the Lincoln library.
Lincoln Memorial Garden is a landscaped, wooded garden of free planning in a hundred acres off the shore of Lake Springfield. Local residents are very fond of it for hundreds of meters of footpaths among the flowers. On the territory of the garden you can see Ostermeier-Prary, a restored centenary farm.
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Springfield Cuisine (Illinois)
One of the legendary dishes that became part of the cultural heritage of Springfield is a horseshoe sandwich ) .The first such sandwich was invented in the early 20th century at the Liland Hotel . In any restaurant in the city (and in some Illinois establishments) you can order such a sandwich - but not in other states . At its core, the "horseshoe" represents two hamburgers, each on a piece of toast with French fries and cheese sauce from the top . Variations can include ham, chicken or even vegetarian options . Ponyshoe - half serving, and for the majority it is usually quite enough .
The surroundings of Springfield (Illinois)
A little more than 30 km from the city, in St. Petersburg, is the State Park. Abraham Lincoln New Salem. Here you can see more than 20 copies of wooden huts, restored in the very places where they were built, and where Lincoln lived six years in his youth. Employees of the park in suits of that time meet guests and tell stories, and in the evenings in the summer season there are theatrical performances (not always about Lincoln).