Springfield, Illinois: Captured Leg of Santa Anna
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Illinois State Military Museum
- Address:
- 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, IL
- Directions:
- Illinois State Military Museum. North edge of the city. Just west of Oak Ridge Cemetery and Lincoln's tomb. On MacArthur Blvd, one block north of Grand Ave. Drive past the gated Illinois National Guard headquarters and head straight north to the white building that looks like an old fort.
- Hours:
- T-Sa 1-4:30 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 217-761-3910
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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I live in Springfield, home of the artificial leg of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna which is located in a museum in the National Guard Armory on North Grand Avenue. This was the subject of a spoof on an episode of "King of the Hill," but the fact is that we DO have the leg, and we ain't giving it back! Remember the Alamo!
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