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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKE_the-pike-county-poet_Pittsfield-IL.html
The Pike County Poet. . Abraham Lincoln formed some very close friendships with several citizens of Pittsfield. Among the most prominent ones were Milton Hay, John Milton Hay, and John George Nicolay. Milton Hay was born in 1817, and he moved to P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKA_colonel-william-ross-house_Pittsfield-IL.html
Colonel William Ross House. Lincoln Stayed Here. Built 1845-1846, partially destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1896. Lincoln stayed here during his 1858 Senatorial campaign visit. Ross served as an aide to Gen. Atkinson and was responsible for Linco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK9_the-shastid-house_Pittsfield-IL.html
The Shastid House. Looking for Lincoln. John G. Shastid moved his family to Pittsfield in 1836 from New Salem, where he had been a neighbor to Abraham Lincoln. . . Pittsfield was the county seat, yet there were only six houses here at the time.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK8_site-of-the-free-press-newspaper_Pittsfield-IL.html
Site Of The Free Press Newspaper. . John Nicolay was only 16 years old when he gained employment as a printer's devil at this site; he would eventually become the sole proprietor of the Free Press Newspaper. When old friends Tom Shastid and Abraha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK6_the-ninety-ninth-illinois-infantry_Pittsfield-IL.html
The Ninety-Ninth Illinois Infantry, Pike County's famous Civil War regiment and first regiment out of state under call of 1862, was mustered at Florence Illinois and embarked at this spot for St. Louis, August 23rd, 1862. Was 62 days under fire. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK5_the-printers-devil_Pittsfield-IL.html
The Printer's Devil. . When John George Nicolay was sixteen years old, a friend showed him an ad in The Pike County Free Press newspaper dated May 11, 1848. It advertised for "An intelligent boy, 14 to 17 years of age, who can read and write, to l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK4_mansion-house-hotel_Pittsfield-IL.html
Mansion House Hotel. . The Mansion House Hotel was built in 1838 by William Watson, the first settler of Pittsfield. According to old records, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas would gather in the lobby between court sessions while waiting for a ve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK3_william-grimshaw-house_Pittsfield-IL.html
William Grimshaw House. Built 1847. Grimshaw was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, PA, and came to Pike County in 1833. A prominent local attorney, he was adjutant of the 17th Ill. Militia and a delegate to both state constitutional conventions…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJY_michael-j-noyes-house_Pittsfield-IL.html
Michael J. Noyes House. Lincoln Spoke Here. Michael Noyes was a native of New Hampshire and settled in Pittsfield in 1841, after having spent years in Pike County, Mo. He was the founder and editor of Pike County's first newspaper in 1841, "T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CDJ_camp-douglas_Chicago-IL.html
Named in honor of the late Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Camp Douglas, established in 1861, was the earliest and largest Union military camp in the Chicago area. The camp stretched from 31st Street to 33rd Place and from Cottage Grove Avenu…