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The city is on historic Route 66. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, upon becoming President of the United States.
Há 2 dias · Springfield, Illinois. Settlement of the area began in 1820 when John Kelly built a cabin on what is now the corner of Second and Jefferson streets. Originally named Calhoun for U.S. Senator and Vice President John C. Calhoun, it took its current name, derived from nearby Spring Creek, in 1832.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Springfield is the home of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Illinois State Museum, Oliver P. Parks Telephone Museum, and the Lincoln Tomb. Springfield also is the home of the National Cash Register Company, where the first mechanical cash registers were invented, dating to 1884.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the Springfield, Illinois home and related historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, before becoming the 16th president of the United States.
The capital of Illinois, Springfield was Abraham Lincoln’s home for 17 years and it has a strong connection to historic Route 66, which runs right through town.
17 de fev. de 2015 · — Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union due to the initiative of Daniel Pope Cook. 1819 — July: Treaty signed with Kickapoo tribe for central Illinois lands. — John Kelley credited with building the first cabin on land that will become Springfield.
The Old State Capitol State Historic Site, in Springfield, Illinois, is the fifth capitol building built for the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in the Greek Revival style in 1837–1840, and served as the state house from 1840 to 1876.
