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Detailed Information
- Place Types Museum
- Address 106 S 5th St, Vandalia, IL 62471, USA
- Coordinate 38.9614481,-89.0959276
- Website http://www.nationalroadvandalia.org/
- Rating 4.5
- Compound Code XW63+HJ Vandalia, IL, USA
Openning hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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Reviews
Definitely worth a stop if you find early 1800's American history interesting.nThe National Road went from Washington DC to Pittsburgh . . then to Wheeling WV . . .and then overland (almost to) St Louis. Vandalia is where the money for the road run out (before the Fed Govt got into the printing business). The museum is low-budget but quite good!
Run by a very knowledgeable elderly woman. Don't stop if you are on a time crunch; she's super talkative. Very great stop if you have the time to spare. Several videos to watch and a talking Abraham Lincoln.
Check it out of you are in town. An interesting history of the first major road into the western states. The volunteers put a lot of work into the museum and they are happy to show you around. When I was there, one of the volunteers told some interesting stories about the old road.
awesome log
Good times...
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