Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
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The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. They include 3 museums and a national historic site. Lincoln's New Salem is worth a day, 49 mi from the centre.

Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.
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The list reaches out to John Wood Mansion, 38 mi away.
Orange: Camden Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Look within 60 miles for all 11 places listed.
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Camden Township → · Camden Township’s history →
Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0