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| Historic Vandalia, Illinois, is the former
capital of the State of Illinois, having served in that capacity from 1819-1839. The
Vandalia Statehouse, the oldest standing capitol building in the state, is the focus of
downtown Vandalia. Having been built in 1836, the Vandalia Statehouse was used by
the state for approximately three years, hosting its last legislative session on March 4,
1839. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, received his license to practice law in the Vandalia Statehouse in March of 1837. Mr. Lincoln had previously served as a legislator in the Vandalia Statehouse, having arrived in late November of 1834. |
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Vandalia is home to a Madonna of the Trail, one
of twelve such statues erected by the National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. The Vandalia Madonna marks the end of the Old National Road, which ran from
Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia. The Old National Road, authorized by Congress and
approved by President Thomas Jefferson in 1806, was used by many settlers on their way to
westward settlement. Vandalia hosts the Grande Levee each Father's Day Weekend. The festival includes an old-fashioned ham & bean supper on Friday night. Candlelight tours of the Statehouse are a must see. Saturday features period crafts, foods, and entertainment, and an old-fashioned worship service is a Sunday highlight. For more information on Vandalia, visit the City of Vandalia or Vandalia Main Street on the web, or call the Vandalia Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Center, located on Route 51 and I-70, at (618) 283-2728. |
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