Yesterday we went to a very nice church, the First Baptist Church of Pontiac. We were warmly greeted and given a bad of goodies (Bible, informational brochure, book marker, mug, and a pen). Their pews were very comfortable and we sang songs out of the hymnal that were also displayed via computer on the overhead screen. Great small town church.
Our drive today is only about 70 miles to Lincoln, IL so we'll visit some sites along the Road. We are moving from #15 to #16 today. Hold down Shift and click the map for a larger size map.
When the Route 66 Bypass was built, Lexington decided they still needed to let drivers know that Lexington still existed, so they erected this sign pointing toward downtown.
10 miles further down the Road was Towanda and Illinois' famous "Deadman's Curve", where many accidents happened because drivers were driving too fast for the narrow and sharply curved roadway.
We've seen quite a few re-creations of Burma Shave signs in these small towns. Today's reads...
The wolf
Is shaved
So neat and trim
Red Riding Hood
Is chasing him
Burma-Shave
Entering the Normal/Bloomington area on old Route 66 we pulled up to this old Tudor Style gas station/restaurant.
The David Davis Mansion is impressively large but closed. He was a supreme court justice and Senator from Illinois. He was a judge during the time Lincoln was a lawyer and heard many of his cases. He was instrumental in helping Abe get the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1859.
In downtown Bloomington we found a place on the street to park the truck and 5th wheel for the 2 hours that we toured the McLean County Museum of History.
Abe was out front waiting for us and although I did all the talking, we had a nice chat. He's a good listener.
Inside the old McLean County Courthouse, built in 1905, it was beautiful.
A reason to come back is that the basement will soon house the Cruising with Lincoln on 66 Museum. Cool logo.
"Encounter on the Prairie" is their permanent exhibit in 4 rooms.
There was a People Gallery that told about all the different immigrants that made up the region and what interesting items they brought with them.
The Work Gallery gave examples of the occupations of the residents.
Abraham Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson were featured in the Politics Gallery and the Farming Gallery showed how farming has changed over the years.
Main Courtroom
There was a great hands-on exhibit about everyday things the pioneers had to do.
It was a good day to do a museum because the driving weather was gray and drizzly.
Our home for the next 3 nights is Camp A While Campground, surrounded by corn fields. Our night here was punctuated by our first tornado warning. By the time we were setup the alert was removed for our county
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