Okawville ~ Illinois ~ 62271
Location
Okawville is a rural community of 1,300 located only 20 minutes east of Scott. Interstate 64 provides a quick link to the base. Okawville is alive with historic and cultural events and provides the ideal place to raise children, retire or just enjoy life.
Attractions
The village is widely recognized for the Original Mineral Springs Hotel, known as the "Little Hot Springs in Illinois."
 The Heritage House Museum in Okawville is also gaining notoriety. The Museum includes several properties and many original antique furnishings.
 The Victorian furnished home of the late Dr. Robert C. Poos [above] and a simple German-style 1860's brick home [right], are part of the Museum.
 The 1908 Schlosser home [left] was purchased intact with original antique furnishings in 1982. Along with the original hotel, the Schlosser home is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The village's German heritage is reflected in its well-kept homes with their neatly-trimmed lawns. Its residents have a strong sense of civic pride, reflected in organizations such as the Lions Club, V.F.W., Community Club, American Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Boy and Girl Scouts and 4-H.
Recreation activities include softball, baseball, soccer and basketball for children and softball and golf leagues for men and women.
Summary
Okawville offers six churches, a junior/senior high school, public and parochial grade schools, pre-school, day care center, Senior Center, library, golf course, new subdivision and mobile home park.
The village is served by the Kaskaskia Junior College and is a half-hour from McKendree College in Lebanon and one hour from SIUE.
Okawville is the perfect place to spend some time -- or a lifetime.
Most information provided by
the Scott AFB Public Affairs Office
and Mr. Warren Steig, Museum Curator.
The Heritage House Museum's 114 West Walnut Street location is open on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4:00 P.M. and most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00. Group tours are available by appointment and may be arranged by calling (618) 243-5694 or writing the Chamber of Commerce at P.O. Box 345, Okawville, IL 62271. While there is no actual admission price a donation of $2.00 per adult is appreciated.
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