United States Land Office

United States Land Office (HMFFH)

Location: Palestine, IL 62451 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 0.178', W 87° 36.76'

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A United States Land Office was located at this site in 1820 and operated until 1855. Settlers from as far as Chicago came here to file on homesteads.Young Abraham Lincoln passing through Palestine in 1830 with his family in emigrant wagons noticed a crowd before this land office.
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HM NumberHMFFH
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed1950
Placed ByIllinois State Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 2:33pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 446950 N 4317284
Decimal Degrees39.00296667, -87.61266667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.178', W 87° 36.76'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 10.68" N, 87° 36' 45.60" W
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Area Code(s)618
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 N Main St, Palestine IL 62451, US
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