Three miles east of Cowden in Shelby County, Thompson Mill Covered Bridge crosses the Kaskaskia River. Completed in 1868 at the then- whopping cost of $2,500, this wonderfully restored piece of Illinois history is located on a once important route between Effingham and Springfield. It’s named for the owner of a mill that was located [...]
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Thompson Mill Covered Bridge
Posted: July 11, 2010 in Central Illinois, Covered Bridge, Ed Baumgarten, History, Illinois Bureau of Tourism, Midwest, Tourism, TransportationTags: architecture, bridge, Covered Bridge, Transportation
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Country Dining in a Rustic Barn
Posted: July 11, 2010 in Central Illinois, Covered Bridge, Ed Baumgarten, History, Illinois Bureau of Tourism, Midwest, Tourism, TransportationTags: Dining, restaraunt
Just off of Interstate 57 east, in the little town of Casey, about 30 miles west of Effingham, is a barn. It was built in the 1930′s on the Richards Farm and was used, as most barns are, to shelter livestock, store grain and be the centerpiece of the farm. In 1976, it quit being [...]
