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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12RT_the-wedding-of-the-rose-and-the-lotus_Springfield-IL.html
This painting by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), entitled "The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotus" was a companion piece to one of Lindsay's poems. Lindsay recited the poem in 1915 for President Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet to commemorate the open…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12RS_stuart-and-lincoln-law-office_Springfield-IL.html
Before he moved to Springfield Abraham Lincoln came to the law office of John Todd Stuart to barrow law books.Henry E. Dummer—-Stuart;s partner at the time—-recalled that the "uncouth looking" Lincoln said little and seemed timid. Yet …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12R5_lincoln-era-fire-companies_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln's Springfield was vulnerable to fire, Crowded wood-frame buildings, open flames in stoves, fireplaces, candles, and primitive gas lighting ineffective alarms, muddy streets, and inadequate water supplies—-all combined to make fires p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12R4_the-lyceum_Springfield-IL.html
Lyceums were community associations that sponsored lectures, debates, and discussions.Eastern Protestant missionaries and educators brought the concept to frontier Illinois. Promoters hoped their Lyceums would disseminate knowledge and encourage c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12R2_lincolns-carriage-maker_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln brought his buggy to Obed Lewis for servicing at his shop on the north side of Monroe Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets.When Lincoln first arrived in Springfield riding a borrowed horse he wondered at the "great deal of flourishing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OT_animal-problems_Springfield-IL.html
Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how wallows" in fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OP_republican-wigwams_Springfield-IL.html
During the 1860 election Illinois Republicans held conventions in temporary wood and canvas structures dubbed "Wigwams.""Wigwams" were reminiscent of the "Log Cabins" from the 1840 presidential campaign. They quickly became symbols of the young Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OK_leaping-lincoln_Springfield-IL.html
In November 1840 legislators convened in the cramped quarters of the Methodist Church while workers were completing the statehouse a block away. "The House of Representatives was crammed in a room barely large enough for the members to turn round …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OF_streetscape-1859_Springfield-IL.html
This is how the south side of the public square looked from this vantage point (circa 1859), looking east along Adams Street. Businesses at the time included (starting at right); J.W. Bunn Groceries; T.S. Little clothier, with a dental office and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12O9_brunwicks-billiard-hall_Springfield-IL.html
In 1860 Emanuel Brunswick opened a billiard hall in the second floor of the building just east of the Chenery House here on Washington Street. It contained elegant Brunswick tables and was touted as the largest and best hall in Illinois outside of…