The lake at Beaver Dam State Park became a well-known fishing spot in the early 1890s, when 18 men from the Carlinville area formed a Beaver Dam Lake Club. They…

The Weise Family painted the American flag on the side of their barn as a memorial to 9/11.

The residential area once called the “Silk Stocking District” is two blocks east of the Square. East Main Street was the home of Carlinville’s wealthy professional class: merchants, bankers, doctors,…

Construction of the third and present Macoupin County Courthouse began in 1867 with a budget of at most $175,000. By the time construction was halted in 1870, the project had…

Built in 1869 and used for 119 years, this jail is one of the few cannonball jails. While constructing the walls, each end of the stones was carved out to…