State v. Will
Here in 1834, at what was then known as Walnut Creek, a plantation owned by James Battle, acts of resistance and violence led to legal action...
Naval War College Museum
Explore the history of naval power in New England and across the United States on the campus of the Naval War College.
Benjamin Thompson House
Born here on March 26, 1753, Benjamin Thompson Jr. was a loyalist who worked as a spy for British intelligence, leaving the U.S. in 1783. He would be...
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
This site is a reconstruction of where Abraham Lincoln lived in his early adulthood, where he split rails, enlisted in the Black Hawk War, and was...
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square (2nd Debate)
Site of the second Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debate on August 27, 1858.
Old Main, Knox College (5th Debate)
Site of the fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858. President Lincoln received an honorary degree from Knox College in 1860, the first academic honor of...