Mount  Pulaski  Courthouse
Illinois  Historic  Site

built:  1847
Logan County Seat for the Illinois 8th Judicial Circuit: 1848 - 1854
Public Elementary and High School: 1857 - 1877, 1911-1912
City Offices, American Legion Hall , Post Office:  1878 - 1936
Illinois State Historical Site:  1936 - present

Elizabeth Lushbaugh Capps: "Early Recollections of Abraham Lincoln"
- Mr. Lincoln was a visitor to her family's Springfield and Mt. Pulaski residences, and to her father-in-law's home in Mt. Pulaski while serving on the 8th Judicial Circuit in the Logan County Seat of Mt. Pulaski [written in Mt. Pulaski, 1915?]

Mt. Pulaski Courthouse

Mural on side of building where once stood
the famous Mt. Pulaski House Hotel

Courthouse Tours  [since April, 2005]

Places of Interest in Mt. Pulaski
TOUR or EVENT DATE #
74 Mt. Pulaski Grade School Tours the Mt. Pulaski A. Lincoln Courthouse & Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Museum May 28, 2010 35
73 Decatur Zion Lutheran Students Visit Mt. Pulaski A, Lincoln Courthouse and Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Museum May 25, 2010 75
72 Elderhostel Tour June 7, 2010 39
71 Elderhostel Tour May 17, 2010 38
70 Elderhostel Tour April 12, 2010 40
69 Elderhostel Tour Oct. 5, 2009 43
68 Visitors  Sept 2, 2009 7
67  Lincoln Land Community College Retirees Sept 15, 2009 47
66  Elderhostel Tour & Visitors (7) Sept 2, 2009 38
65  Abraham Lincoln Student Essay Contestants Aug 19, 2009 10
64  Elderhostel Tour June 1, 2009 39
63  Elderhostel Tour Apr 20, 2009 38
62  Elderhostel Tour Mar. 30, 2009 38
61 Courthouse Openhouse Feb. 12, 2009 25
60 Mt. Pulaski Student Tours Feb. 11, 2009 325
59 Cast Iron Tombstone Trial Re-enactment Feb. 8, 2009 55
58 A. Lincoln Connection to Mt. Pulaski LFL Sign Dedication Feb. 6, 2009 50
57 Senior Citizens Group from Rochester, IL Nov. 17, 2008 29
56 Annual Christmas on Vinegar Hill Nov. 22 327
55 LLCC Elderhostel Tour Sept. 10, 2008 Sept. 10, 2008 43
54 Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival - Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment Sept. 6, 2008 55
53 Bloomington Tour June 20, 2008 25
52 Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation June 4, 2008 41
51 ABATE Tour of the Illinois 1850 8th Judical Circuit April 27, 2008 Harleys
 & vans
12
50 LLCC Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation April 23, 2008 41
49 LLCC Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation April 2, 2008 41
48 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #7 Feb. 10, 2008 45
47 Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation Oct. 17, 2007 41
46 Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation Sept. 26, 2007 42
45 Rte. 66 Bike Tour -  Lunch & Courthouse Presentation Sept. 16, 2007 8
44 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #6 Sept. 8, 2007 55
43 Bend Oregon, Kansas City, Decatur Wed, Aug 1 6
42 Lifetime Learning Tour June 27, 2007 42
41 Elderhostel Tour June 6, 2007 34 
40 Decatur, IL., and San Francisco Visitors April 16 & 21, 2007 8
39 Grand Rapids, Michigan - Calvin College Tour  April 19, 2007  
38 Elderhostel Tour April 18, 2007 45
37 Elderhostel Tour March 28, 2007 42
36 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #5

Feb. 12, 2007

32
35 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #4

Nov. 18, 2006

45
34 Indiana Visitors

Oct. 26, 2006

6
33 Elderhostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.)

Oct. 18, 2006

37
32 Visitors - New Jersey

Sept. 27, 2006

3
31 Elderhostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.)

Sept. 27, 2006

45
30 Visitors - Washington State

Sept. 22, 2006

2
29 Church of the Latter-Day Saints

Sept. 20, 2006

21
28 Lincoln's Trail Comes alive Again  -  A.B.A.T.E Motorcycle Club
      - all former 14 county seats will be visited

Sept. 16, 2006

27
27 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #3

Sept. 9, 2006

70
26 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #2

Sept. 9, 2006

79
25 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment - performance #1

Sept. 8, 2006

69
24 British Citizen's Travels Take Him Through Mt. Pulaski - hears about our town from Mt. Pulaski's website

Aug. 5 2006

1
23 Visitors - Kansas

June 19, 2006

10
22 Visitors - Ohio

June 7, 2006

5

21 Vintage Car Tour June 7, 2006

40
cars

20 Elderhostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.) June 7, 2006 45
19 Boy Scout Bike Tour  May 13, 2006 10

18 Grand Rapids, Michigan - Calvin College Tour 

April 20, 2006 55

17 Green Bay Wisconsin Tour 

April 19, 2006 44

16 Dr. Paul Chapman & family, West Virginia University
     Ms. Paulette Chapman, Lawyer, Washington D.C.
  Mrs. Barbara Enge, Executive Secretary, Pentagon, ret.    

April 14, 2006 7

15 Elderhostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.)

April 3, 2006 44

14 Springfield Museum Volunteers

March 27, 2006 47

13 Elderhostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.)

 Sept 26, 2005 43

12 Visitors to the Courthouse during Fall Festival

Sept 10, 2005 82

11 Cycle Rally at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse Square

Sept 17, 2005 14

10  2005 Fall Festival Visitors  

 [Sept 8 - Sept 10], 2005 159

9  Detroit Area Clubs'
8  "Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table" Tour

Aug 26, 2005 27

7  Visitors

 Aug 20, 2005 2

6  Visitors

 July 16, 2005 8

5  Pierce Arrow Car Tour

July 14, 2005 184

4  Senator Durbin Courthouse & Merchant Visit

June 3, 2005 15

3  Elder Hostel Tour (Lincoln Land C. C.)

 April 16, 2005 41

2  CSPAN Student Tour

April 15, 2005 23
1  Elderhostel Tour  (Lincoln Land C. C.) April 14, 2005 45

photos by phil bertoni  inotreb@frontiernet.net