Bureau County Historical Museum

Bureau County Historical Museum is a museum in Princeton Township, Bureau, Illinois which is located on South Pleasant Street. Bureau County Historical Museum is situated nearby to the town Princeton, as well as near the movie theater Apollo Theater.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apollo Theater and Princeton station.

Apollo Theater

Movie theater

Photo: Wayne Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0.

Apollo Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 940 feet northeast of Bureau County Historical Museum.

Princeton station

Railway station

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Princeton station is an Amtrak intercity train station at 107 Bicentennial Drive in Princeton, Illinois. The station was built in 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and is listed as "Princeton City" on the Amtrak website and the List of Amtrak stations. Princeton station is situated 1¼ miles north of Bureau County Historical Museum.

Owen Lovejoy House

House

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Owen Lovejoy House is a historic house museum on East Peru Street in Princeton, Illinois. Built in 1838, it was for many years home to Owen Lovejoy, a prominent abolitionist and congressman. Owen Lovejoy House is situated 1 mile east of Bureau County Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Tiskilwa.

Princeton

Town

Photo: ILplanner, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,832 at the 2020 census. Princeton is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Tiskilwa

Village

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tiskilwa is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 728 at the 2022 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tiskilwa is situated 6 miles south of Bureau County Historical Museum.

Wyanet

Village

Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.

Wyanet is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 886 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Wyanet is situated 6 miles west of Bureau County Historical Museum.

Bureau County Historical Museum

Type: Museum
Address: South Pleasant Street, Princeton, IL 61356
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Princeton Township, Bureau, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36837° or 41° 22′ 6″ north

Longitude

-89.46648° or 89° 27′ 59″ west

Elevation

722 feet (220 metres)

Open location code

86HG9G9M+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368074864

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4885998

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