Owen Lovejoy Home

Owen Lovejoy Home (HMTSC)

Location: Princeton, IL 61356 Bureau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 22.311', W 89° 26.942'

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This two-story frame structure was the home of abolitionist Owen Lovejoy, who was born in Maine in 1811. Lovejoy moved into the house in 1838, when he became a Congregationalist minister. He was leader in the formation of the Republican Party in Illinois, and he served as a representative in the state legislature, 1855-1857, and in the United States Congress from 1857 until his death in 1864. His home was well known as a shelter for runaway slaves. Owen was a younger brother of Elijah Lovejoy, abolitionist editor, who was killed by a mob at Alton in 1837.
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HM NumberHMTSC
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed1972
Placed ByErected by the committee for the restoration of the Owen Lovejoy Home and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1972
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 7:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 295186 N 4582931
Decimal Degrees41.37185000, -89.44903333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 22.311', W 89° 26.942'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 22' 18.66" N, 89° 26' 56.52" W
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Area Code(s)815
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 907-971 GAR Highway, Princeton IL 61356, US
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