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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10N8_1859-1911_Springfield-IL.html
The Sangamon County Old Settlers Society dedicated this tablet to commemorate the first white settlement in Sangamon County when in the fall of 1817 Robert Pulliam built a log cabin about ten and one half miles south on S.W. ? Sec. 21, T. 14, N.R.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZF_globe-tavern_Springfield-IL.html
The Globe Tavern as it appeared in May 1865 at the time of Lincoln's funeral. the Lincolns lived here from November 1842 until the winter or early spring of 1844. At that time the tavern consisted of two buildings joined as a "T," with the older p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZE_campaign-poles_Springfield-IL.html
(Left) Campaign poles sported flags and banners, such as this one from 1844 supporting Lincoln's hero, Henry clay. Lashed to Lincoln's 120-foot presidential Ash Pole in 1860 was a broom—- signifying Lincoln's intent to sweep corrupt Democrat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZD_illinois-state-register_Springfield-IL.html
November 1858 Register notices published on Election Day and the day after—-documenting the end of the heated and hectic Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial contest.When the seat of government left Vandalia in 1839, the former capital;s Democratic ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZB_joshua-speeds-store_Springfield-IL.html
There was a housing shortage in Springfield when 28 year old Abraham Lincoln—-riding a borrowed horse—-moved here from New Salem in April 1837. Builders couldn't keep up with the newly designated state capital. One of Lincoln's first s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZ8_lincolns-last-law-office_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln and Herndon rented law offices at several locations over the years. Their last was a rear room on the second floor in a building that stood here. Leslie's Weekly published this drawing of the office interior during the 1860 presidential ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYO_lincolns-hat_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln reportedly has a "very defective taste" in hats. At various times he was known to have worn fur caps, straw or palm hats, and broad, low-brimmed wool or felt hats. He is best known for the "plug" or stovepipe hats he wore as a lawyer and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYN_mary-lincolns-ring_Springfield-IL.html
"Love is Eternal" were the words engraved in the plain gold band that Abraham Lincoln slipped on Mary's finger at their wedding in Springfield on November 4, 1842. The inscription reflected the ideal of "romantic love" that swept America in the 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYL_the-history-of-union-station_Springfield-IL.html
Union Station opened in 1898 as the passenger terminal for the Illinois Central (IC) Railroad. Francis T. Bacon, an IC architect, designed the station, adorning the brick structure with decorative terra cotta and topping it with a 110-foot-tall cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYK_acts-of-intolerance_Springfield-IL.html
Two charred chimneys rising from the smoldering rubble of burned-out buildings—-these stark images from an old photograph were the inspiration for this unique sculpture by acclaimed artist Preston Jackson. The sculpture commemorates the cent…