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Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum, Effingham, IL

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Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum

A county museum housed in a historic courthouse in Effingham, Illinois, showing local history, art, and transportation.

100 E. Jefferson Ave., Effingham, IL 62401 · Effingham, IL

About Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum

The museum occupies a historic courthouse in Effingham, the county seat. Its stated mission centers on preserving the building, collecting artifacts from county history, and using them to teach local and wider audiences about American history. Exhibits fill the first and second floors, and the second floor also has room for lectures and public gatherings. The museum opened to the public in November 2012.

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  • #historic courthouse
  • #local history
  • #transportation history
  • #lectures

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