My name is Chelsie George. I took Sarah to the Mount Vernon Historical Village on Monday, September 12, 2011. My boyfriend, Doug, went with us to the Historical Village. We took our car there, so I made sure Sarah buckled up in the backseat! Sarah traveled a total of 118.98 miles, so she was very tired. The coordinates for the Historical Village are 38.332354, -88.924563. I chose the Historical Village because it seemed really interesting and I had never been there before, even though I live in Mount Vernon. The Historical Village represents life in Jefferson County from the mid 19th century to some more recent years. In the village, there is a welcome cabin and gift shop, Koy Cabin, Clifton Cabin, East Hickory Hill School, City Calaboose, Mt. Olive Church, a blacksmith shop, the Jeffersonian Print Shop, a general store, the medical building (where Sarah and I took our pictures), and Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretative Center. The Schweinfurth museum holds exhibits of the history of camera, quilts, clocks, musical instruments, and bridal gowns. There are also two trails at the Historical Village. One leads travelers to the Old Union cemetary where there are graves of early settlers. The other leads through grasslands where markers are to describe historical events. The Historical Village is open from May through October. They also have many events, such as Kids Halloween Make and Take, Heritage Days, and Historical Village Kids Halloween. Needless to say, Sarah and I had a wonderful time at the Historical Village and learned a lot. 
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