1800 - 1886
— Teacher of Abraham Lincoln —
"I think I may say that he was my scholar and I was his teacher." At New Salem, Lincoln read Graham's books and in 1833 studied grammar and surveying. Teacher in Kentucky and Illinois more than fifty years, Graham died in South Dakota. In 1933 his remains were removed here.| HM Number | HM12WB |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series |
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| Year Placed | 1955 |
| Placed By | Illinois State Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 6:05am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 256921 N 4425325 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.94316667, -89.84513333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 56.59', W 89° 50.708' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 56' 35.40" N, 89° 50' 42.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 217 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1400-1498 Co Hwy 4, Petersburg IL 62675, US |
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