Diana and John A. Logan took a trip to Perry County Courthouse in Pinckneyville, IL. They went a total of 63.36 miles to reach their destination and back. The courthouse has a veterans memorial on one side and this proto type liberty bell on the other where you see John A. Logan visiting. The bell was given as a loan and the chamber of commerce erected the bell on July 4, 1975 as a bicentennial memorial to "remind us that liberty and justice have made this nation greatest in the world." The bell was taken from Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lost Prairie, Illinois that was destroyed by a tornado in 1967. As for the courthouse, it looks modern outside but some of the courtrooms inside are the look back in the civil war era when trials were being tried on slaves. There is information posted in the courthouse and you may go to the Perry County Jail Museum to get more information about the Civil War time in Perry County and other historical facts. John A. Logan had a good time learning about this site and visiting it. He has traveled a total of 236.16 miles so far. Great job John and good luck.
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