Illinois Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 184) SCOTT BELL SOUTHERN attractions D AN COU ERS RTESY OW OF ILLINOIS GRAPE GR N NT VI Shawnee Hills Wine Trail PEACH BARN CAFÉ One of nine wineries on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Hedman Orchard & Vineyards struts its cultural heritage in its Peach Barn Café. Swedish meatballs with lingonberries, wedge potatoes and gravy, yellow pea soup and other delicacies from Sweden are served in a barn at this scenic Alto Pass vineyard. 184 ILLINOIS. MILE AFTER MAGNIFICENT MILE. CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS Albion Public Library, Albion 6 N. 4th St. Walk through the halls of one of the oldest public libraries in Illinois. Originally owned by resident Dr. Frank Thompson in 1842, this building was first used as a library in the 1920s. See original books that English settlers brought with them to the New World. 618/445-3314 Free Old Franklin County Historic Jail Museum, Benton 209 W. Main St. Visit the turn-of-the-20th-century Georgian Revival building where the last man to be legally hanged in Illinois was jailed before his execution. Be sure to see the collection of Civil War memorabilia. 800/661-9998, 618/439-0608, www.fctb.com Donation Edwards County Historical Museum, Albion 212 W. Main St. Explore the history of Edwards County, where former Illinois Governor Louis Emerson was born in 1863. 618/445-3072 Donation The Cairo Custom House Museum, Cairo 1400 Washington Ave. Completed in 1872, the custom house held a U.S. post office and federal court. The renovated first floor contains artifacts of the era, including a desk used by Ulysses S. Grant when he was a general. The second floor includes displays of early medical tools and an old-time country store. 618/734-9632 $ Stinson Memorial Library, Anna 409 S. Main St. This library was dedicated in 1914 and built by Civil War veteran Capt. Robert B. Stinson. Made from native limestone, the impressive building’s design was the work of Walter B. Griffin, an employee of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. 618/833-2521, www.stinsonlibrary.org Free Cairo Public Library, Cairo 1609 Washington Ave. This Queen Anne-style library houses a collection of Civil War documents and museum-quality antiques and paintings. 618/734-1840 Free Franklin County Garage 1910 Museum, Benton 211 N. Main St. This structure once housed Franklin County’s first automobile dealership. It now features displays of vintage cars and the belt-driven machines used in their repair. 618/439-0608, www.fctb.com Donation Magnolia Manor, Cairo 2700 Washington Ave. This 14-room, Italianate-style structure has five levels filled with 19th-century furnishings, and still contains the bed in which General Ulysses S. Grant slept in 1880. 618/734-0201 $ enjoyillinois.com ER S AS SO CIA TIO N http://www.fctb.com http://www.stinsonlibrary.org http://www.fctb.com http://enjoyillinois.com
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