The McDonough County region is steeped in rich history. Here you'll discover the inventor of the Monopoly board game, where Al Capone came to hide out, how a visit to Macomb influenced the political career of Abraham Lincoln, and volumes more.

"Big" Al Sears - Rock & Roll Progenitor

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"Kelly" Wagle - The Bootlegger

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Abraham Lincoln and Macomb

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Andrew Carnegie Macomb Public Library

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Bailey House Event Center

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Blandin House Museum

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Bushnell Freight House Depot

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Bushnell Historical Society

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C.T. Vivian - Civil Rights Pioneer

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C.V. Chandler - Businessman / War Veteran / Philanthropist

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Camp Creek Cemetery

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Camp Ellis - Former WWII POW Camp / The Easley Pioneer Museum

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Civil War Monument - Chandler Park

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Com. Thomas MacDonough

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Dr. Ruth Tunnicliff - Bacteriologist / Developed First Inoculation for Measles

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Ed & Lon Maxwell (alias The Williams Bros.) - Outlaws

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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie - Inventor of the game "Monopoly"

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Ernest J. Stevens - Millionaire Hotelier and Businessman

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Gen. Alexander Macomb

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Historic Barns of McDonough County

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Historic Chandler Park

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Historic Oakwood Cemetery

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James B. Fields - Preacher / Orator / Pioneering Businessman

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James K. Magie - Journalist

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Laura B. Gaites - Photographer

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Lawrence Yates Sherman - U.S. Senator

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Living Lincoln Topiary Monument

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Looking For Lincoln Self-Guided Tour

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Looking for Lincoln Wayside Exhibit

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Lou Sabin - NFL & AFL Champion Player / Coach

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Macomb Murals Tour

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Macomb's Historic Downtown Courthouse Square

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Macomb's Historic Train Depot (Amtrak)

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McDonough County Courthouse

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McDonough County Genealogical Society

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McDonough County Historical Society

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Museum of Geology

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Nagel Brothers - Breakfast Cereal Pioneers

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Neal Gamm ~ Governor of Forgottonia

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Old Macomb Cemetery

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Peter Newell - Famed Illustrator

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Rams Football Training Camp - Macomb, IL 1996-2004

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Randolph House Hotel

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Ray "Rock" Hanson - War Hero / Athletic Coach

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Shoeless Joe Jackson & Baseball's "Black Sox" in McDonough County

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Swearingen's Old Mill Tourist Camp Windmill

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The Republic of Forgottonia

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U.S. Presidential Visits to Macomb & Unforgettable Forgottonia

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Underground Railroad In McDonough County

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Vishnu Springs: The Ira & Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary

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Western Illinois Museum

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When The Chicago Cubs Played In Forgottonia

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William H. Randolph - Politician / Hotelier

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“Facing the Storm” Memorial

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