Inscription
Allan Pinkerton, famous detective, had his home and cooperage on this lot, 1844-1850. Here he sheltered and employed slaves escaping to freedom. After helping to capture some counterfeiters, he became deputy sheriff of Kane County in 1848. In 1850 he founded his detective agency in Chicago. In February 1861 he was the bodyguard of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln on the train trip to Washington. Early in the Civil War he directed the spy service of the Union Army.
Details
| HM Number | HM11JF |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series |
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| Year Placed | 1968 |
| Placed By | Troop 35 of the Boy Scouts of America, Dundee Township Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 2:53am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 394168 N 4661429 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.09781667, -88.27983333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 5.869', W 88° 16.79' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 5' 52.14" N, 88° 16' 47.40" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 847, 224 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-199 S 3rd St, West Dundee IL 60118, US |
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