Large Letter Reprint - Carol Stream, Illinois

Nicknames: Land of Lincoln, Prairie State, The Inland Empire State

Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union

The first McDonald's in the world appeared in Des Plaines, Illinois. The first nuclear reactor in the world was constructed by Enrico Fermi's team, and its operation was approved in 1942 in... the squash hall under the University of Chicago football stadium.

 

Mount Rushmore - Carol Stream, Illinois

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum.

 

Loupaper Illinois - Carol Stream, Illinois

"To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born and one is buried."-Lincoln's farewell address to the people of Springfield on his departure for Washington in 1861.

 

Bryce Canyon - Decatur, Illinois

Bryce Canyon National Park was established on September 15, 1928. Its current area is 145.02 km². The park and canyon are named after the Mormon pioneer Ebenezer Bryce.  

The oldest traces of the presence of Indians in the Colorado Plateau, on which Bryce Canyon lies, date back 12,000 years, although they were not found in the immediate vicinity of the park.