Jan. 2025
Come see our historical sites, learn about the history of the area and the Santa Fe Trail, and enjoy the beauty of our surroundings!
Places to Visit – Open Regularly (Click this title for details)
- Black Jack Wagon Ruts and Ivan Boyd Prairie
- Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park
- Historic Palmyra Well
- Signal Oak
- Women’s Bridge Park
Places to Visit – Cemeteries (Click this title for details)
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery and Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Vinland Cemetery
Places to Visit – Open By Event/By Appointment (Click this title for details)
- Black Jack Cabin
- Clearfield One Room Schoolhouse
- Coal Creek Library
- Santa Fe Train Depot
- Grange Hall
- Old Castle Museum, Blood’s Grocery Store and Post Office
- Quayle Bible Collection
Self-Guided Tours (Click on TOUR TITLE for info.)
- Drive the Santa Fe Trail Thru Douglas County!!!! (Guided driving tour of the Santa Fe Trail with information about 11 sites.)
- Lucy Sullivan Walking Tour (A tour of sites connected to Lucy Sweet Sullivan, mayor of Baldwin City in 1889.)
- More Tours Coming Soon!

