Illinois is "The Land of Lincoln" but not even honest Abe Lincoln was born in Illinois, will there be another President who hails from the Praire State?
Hannibal has seen several presidents come through the area in the town's history. It's been nearly a century since President Franklin D. Roosevelt paid a visit to help open a very important bridge. Retro video helps us imagine what that event was like.
Quincy was founded in 1822, just four years after Illinois officially became the twenty-first state in the country. At the time, James Monroe was amid his second term as the country’s fifth Commander in Chief. In the 196 years that followed, we’ve seen 41 presidents and only five have visited Quincy. Not including men that would later become president (Lincoln, Kennedy, Grant, etc.) can you name t