Streetscape 1859

Streetscape 1859 (HMWQY)

Location: Springfield, IL 62701 Sangamon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 48.037', W 89° 38.884'

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East Side of the Public Square

This is the how the east side of the public square looked from this vantage point (circa 1859), looking north along Sixth Street. The picture shows how buildings were refurbished following the great east-side fire of February 1858. but the littered, muddy streets remained unchanged.

View east from the capitol cupola
This is one of four panoramic landscapes painted from a perspective atop the Old State Capitol sometime between late 1848 and early 1854, showing buildings along the east side of the public square before the fire of 1858. The columned buildings on the left are the Sangamon County Courthouse and the Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company.

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HM NumberHMWQY
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Looking for Lincoln series
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 6:44pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 273291 N 4408982
Decimal Degrees39.80061667, -89.64806667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 48.037', W 89° 38.884'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 48' 2.22" N, 89° 38' 53.04" W
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Area Code(s)217
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-99 E Adams St, Springfield IL 62701, US
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