“Riding the Goat” at the DeMoulin Museum

I ended my Mile Marker weekend at the quirky and delightful DeMoulin Museum in Greenville, Illinois. I’ll admit I didn’t know what to expect from a museum devoted to DeMoulin Bros and Company – known today primarily as makers of …

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Vandalia and the road that built the nation

On the second day of my Mile Marker adventure, I traveled 57 miles and 400 years from Cahokia Mounds to Vandalia, home of the Old State Capitol of Illinois and the terminus of the National Road. I began my day …

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Cahokia Mounds: North America’s first city

Let me start out by saying that if you’re not interested in history, I’m the wrong Mile Marker to read.  No, I take that back.  You should read me.  I’d love to change your mind. I began my Mile Marker …

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