Halfway Tavern State Historic Site
Rt. 50, Iuka, IL 62849
Historic Sites
A reconstructed two-story stagecoach stop along the historic Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail, this 1970s rebuild honors 19th-century travel, regional hospitality, and transportation history in early Illinois—a unique glimpse into the past.
In 1779 George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) led his army from Kaskaskia through this area to Vincennes, Indiana, where they captured Fort Sackville from the British. At the time of Illinois statehood in 1818, several taverns were located along the Vincennes-St. Louis Trail. This building is named from being near the midpoint of the trail.