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The purpose of the Union Depot Railroad Museum is to preserve and share with others the Mendota area's rich railroad history which includes the CB&Q, the Illinois Central, and the Milwaukee R
The CB&Q steam engine # 4978 on display at the Union Depot Railroad Museum was built in 1923 at the original cost of $55,296.00. This locomotive was used in service at Mendota. The waycar or caboo
The stately Hegeler Carus Mansion is an architectural masterpiece and a key to the rich history of the Illinois Valley, the Midwest and the nation. Virtually unaltered since its completion more than a
The blacksmith shop was the village hardware store in Illinois' early days. The blacksmith made a wide variety of items including tools, barn door hinges, irons for a kitchen fireplace, runners f
Nineteenth century veterinary tools, carriages, sleds, horse-drawn field equipment and more are presented in the 1875 barn next door to the blacksmith shop. Displays range from sausage stuffers to one
Beyond the museum parking lot to the east is a one-room school, the Aitken School built in 1865. It was originally established as District One in Troy Grove Township in a deed signed by Horace A. Hick
The collection includes photographs and artifacts relating to James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock and features a scale model of the Troy Grove home in which he was born. The model was based on
The stately Hegeler Carus Mansion is an architectural masterpiece and a key to the rich history of the Illinois Valley, the Midwest and the nation. Virtually unaltered since its completion more than a
The stately Hegeler Carus Mansion is an architectural masterpiece and a key to the rich history of the Illinois Valley, the Midwest and the nation. Virtually unaltered since its completion more than a
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Come join Tai Chi class every Tuesday and Thursday. Class is located across the hall from Kay Jewelers.
The original builder of the house was Benjamin Newell. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire and moved to Princeton in 1835. That same year he had married Harriet White who was a native of Alden, New
The Clark-Norris Home was built in 1899-1900 by Sam and Ann Clark of Dover, Illinois. Dover was a small farming community five miles north of Princeton where Mr. Clark was a farmer and also bred champ
Nineteenth century veterinary tools, carriages, sleds, horse-drawn field equipment and more are presented in the 1875 barn next door to the blacksmith shop. Displays range from sausage stuffers to one
The blacksmith shop was the village hardware store in Illinois' early days. The blacksmith made a wide variety of items including tools, barn door hinges, irons for a kitchen fireplace, runners f
Beyond the museum parking lot to the east is a one-room school, the Aitken School built in 1865. It was originally established as District One in Troy Grove Township in a deed signed by Horace A. Hick
The stately Hegeler Carus Mansion is an architectural masterpiece and a key to the rich history of the Illinois Valley, the Midwest and the nation. Virtually unaltered since its completion more than a
The original builder of the house was Benjamin Newell. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire and moved to Princeton in 1835. That same year he had married Harriet White who was a native of Alden, New
The tour includes all four floors of the Clark-Norris Home and two floors of the Newell-Bryant House. The research library in the Newell-Bryant House is also available during open hours.
In 1957 the museum became custodian of the remaining glass plate negatives, photographs, and photography equipment of Henry W. Immke. His negatives and photographs are an important addition to the mus
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