Vandalia Travel Guide

  Downtown Vandalia
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  • Downtown Vandalia
      Downtown Vandalia
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  • The Historic Vandalia State House
      The Historic Vandalia State House
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  • Lincoln Park
      Lincoln Park
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  • Plaque at Lincoln Park
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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, Vandalia

 Stephen-KarenConn Says:  This small park, directly across the street from the old capital on Main Street, celebrates the fact that Abraham Lincoln served briefly in the state legislature here as a young man. In fact, it was the only office to which he was ever elected before he became the 16th... 

Monument to Pioneer Mothers

Monument to Pioneer Mothers, Vandalia

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Illinois' First State House

Illinois' First State House, Vandalia

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Vandalia Statehouse

Vandalia Statehouse, Vandalia

 sambarnett Says:     Vandalia served as the Illinois State Capital from 1819 to 1839. In 1837 legislators voted to move to the capital to Springfield, where it remains to this day.   It was in Vandalia that Abraham Lincoln began his first forrays into law and politics. This is also where the... 

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Vandalia: The First Capitol of Illinois

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 Sitting Lincoln, pensively pondering his future? 

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