Picture Gallery

Around every corner history abounds in McDonough County! Come visit and see for yourself!

The Old Bailey House - A Macomb Landmark House The Old Bailey House - A Macomb Landmark House

See the McDonough County Historic Preservation Society webpage for more information about this historic structure in the heart of Macomb, IL.

Did you know - you can rent this house for your next event! See here !

The Historic Mesker Building of Adair, IL - What is a Mesker?  see The Mesker Page at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency website.

Civil War Encampment presented by the Western Illinois Civil War Round Table at Chandler Park in Macomb IL, Nov. 7, 2009

Click here to go to Civil War Encampment Slide Show and Photo Gallery for more great photographs from this event!  All photos courtesy of Mariyln Shelley

McDonough County Historical Society Cemetery Marker Project

The cemetery marker project is supported by Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral 
Home in Macomb and Blandinsville, the Community Quality of Life 
Advisory Committee, Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home in Macomb, Table Grove State Bank, MidAmerica National Bank, the McDonough County Highway Department, and the McDonough County Historical Society.
Click here to go to McDonough County Historical Society Cemetery Marker Project Photo Gallery 

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Map of McDonough County Cemeteries
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in detail the location of specific cemeteries or parts of the county.
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The first City Hall Building, built in 1883, Macomb, Illinois - now Louie's Diner.  Site of the first city jail and the first public library.

Maid-Rite, now closed, Macomb, IL Maid-Rite, now closed, Macomb, IL
old Princess Theater, Colchester, IL old Princess Theater, Colchester, IL
Lincoln sign on Courthouse Square, Macomb IL Lincoln sign on Courthouse Square, Macomb IL

The Lustron Houses of Macomb - see Videos page for Lustron videos

Sullivan Taylor Coffee House, Courthouse Square, Macomb IL Sullivan Taylor Coffee House, Courthouse Square, Macomb IL

Hemp Factory being torn down, Macomb IL, Sept. 2009