Inscription
On October 23, 1858, while campaigning for election to the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln was a guest in this home, then occupied by Calvin E. King.
René Cossitt Jr. Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
René Cossitt Jr. Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Details
| HM Number | HM1URQ |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Home |
| Marker Type | Historic Home |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Placed By | René Cossitt Jr. Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at 4:52pm PDT -07:00 |
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Follow Illinois 9 to La Harpe. In La Harpe, Illinois 9 is Main Street. At C Street (two blocks west of the city park) turn south and go one block; the marker is a plaque on a large pink (granite, I think) rock. It faces West First Avenue to the east; First Avenue jogs south at this point and continues west on the south side of the lot the marker and house are on. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 46T E 328453 N 4494374 |
| Decimal Degrees | 40.58238889, -90.97305556 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 34.9433', W 90° 58.3833' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 34' 56.6000" N, 90° 58' 23.0000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 217 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 108 S C St, La Harpe IL 61450, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Maintenance Issues
- This marker could use another picture or two.
The house has been painted, and generally spruced up since these photos were taken, but I don't have a more recent photo.