Reays on the Road

We visited our fifth state capitol in Springfield, Illinois.  The girls learned that the state bird of Illinois is the Cardinal, the state flower is the Purple Violet, and that Illinois’ state nickname is the Prarie State.  They also learned that the word “Illinois” comes from the word for a Native American tribe: “Illiniwek” meaning superior men.

We stopped in Springfield, Illinois not just to see the capitol building, but also to see the house our Great Great Grandfather built and that our Great Grandmother lived in.