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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRNG_middletowns-lincoln_Middletown-IL.html
Middletown was founded in 1832 by Hiram S. Allen. Middletown was an excellent business location because stagecoaches already ran through the area, going from Springfield to Galena, carrying both passengers and mail. The first lot to be sold in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRMI_lincolns-law-practice_Mt-Pulaski-IL.html
Lincoln illustrator Lloyd Ostendorf imagined this scene in connection with Mt. Pulaski's "cast iron tombstone" case that Lincoln handled on appeal in the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield (1859). Two local residents separately sued Reuben Mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRMF_circuit-court-stop_Mt-Pulaski-IL.html
Mid-19th Century Lawyers riding the eighth judicial circuit sometimes found that local accommodations left much to be desired. If they were lucky, a prosperous local resident would invite them into their home. If not, they were at the mercy of loc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM81H_centennial-park_Lincoln-IL.html
In Eternal Memory of those from Lincoln and Logan County who served their country in all her wars, and of their Gold Star Mothers and Widows, we dedicate this park. From these grounds those who served entrained to answer their Country's call.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Z7_samuel-c-parks_Lincoln-IL.html
At this site was located the law office of Samuel C. Parks - a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Born in Vermont in 1820, he eventually moved to Logan County, where he served with Lincoln on the Eighth judicial Circuit. The two men shared law offices in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Z5_the-lincoln-house_Lincoln-IL.html
On this site the Town proprietors erected the original Lincoln House in 1854.Leonard Volk met Abraham Lincoln on the sidewalk in front of the hotel on July 16, 1858, and arranged to make Lincoln's life mask later.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Z4_abraham-lincoln-and-lincoln-illinois_Lincoln-IL.html
Near this site Abraham Lincoln christened the Town with the juice of a watermelon when the first lots were sold on August 27, 1853.President-Elect Lincoln spoke here, November 21, 1860, while traveling to Chicago, and Lincoln's Funeral Train stopp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7YL_mt-pulaski-court-house_Mt-Pulaski-IL.html
Mt. Pulaski served as the seat of Logan County from 1848 to 1853. The First County Court was at Postville, now part of Lincoln, Illinois.In 1848 Logan County voters approved the removal of the Court from Postville to Mt. Pulaski. Local citizens ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7YH_bi-plane-train-race-1910_Mt-Pulaski-IL.html
The historic race between a Wright Brothers bi-plane (2 wings) and an Illinois Central Steam train took place September 29, 1910 from Washington Park in Chicago to the State Fairgrounds in Springfield.Wilbur Wright was a passenger on the train. Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7YF_this-lot-was-owned-by-abraham-lincoln_Lincoln-IL.html
This lot was owned byAbraham Lincoln1858 - 1865