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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ3_daily-life-in-1860_Springfield-IL.html
These green lawns and groomed streets were once far noisier, messier, and smellier than they are today. many residents of Springfield kept horses, cows, and chickens on their property. They also tended gardens, washed laundry, hauled water, and ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ2_what-did-abraham-lincoln-eat_Springfield-IL.html
Today many people refer to gardening as a hobby, but in the mid-19th Century many families depended on a kitchen garden to enrich their diets with seasonal foods such as fruits, vegetables and herbs. This recreated 19th Century kitchen garden feat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ1_harriett-dean-house_Springfield-IL.html
In 1838, Abraham Lincoln purchased two lots in this block for $300. Twelve years later, he sold a half lot to Harriet Dean for $125.00 Mrs. Dean purchased an adjacent lot from someone else and had a house built, thus becoming a neighbor of the Lin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNW_henson-lyon-house_Springfield-IL.html
This was the residence of Henson Lyon in 1860. the census of that year identified him as a farmer and the owner of $12,000 in real estate, and $3,000 in personal property, indicating that he was comparatively wealthy.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNU_william-beedle-house_Springfield-IL.html
Beedle, a railroad fireman rented this house. Mrs. Ann Walters, a widow, owned this property as well as a two-story frame house which stood on the two lots immediately to the right. Mrs. Walters used the rent as income to help support herself, her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLM_george-w-shutt-house_Springfield-IL.html
In 1860, this house was rented to young lawyer George Shutt and his family. Unlike most of Lincoln's politically active neighbors, Shutt supported Stephen A. Douglas in his campaign against Lincoln for the Presidency in 1860.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLL_jesse-k-dubois-house_Springfield-IL.html
This was the home of Jesse K. Dubois and his family from 1859 to 1864. Dubois was the Illinois State Auditor, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and his most important political ally in this neighborhood. One of the Dubois sons was named after Linc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLK_politics-in-the-neighborhood_Springfield-IL.html
Just Imagine! On August 8, 1860, an exuberant political rally parade passed by the Lincoln home, including:180 train cars of Lincoln supporters28 oxen pulling a mammoth wagon21 Wide Awake Clubs (groups of young pro-Lincoln men)10 decorated caravan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLJ_allen-miller-house_Springfield-IL.html
Allen and Clarissa Miller had their house built shortly after purchasing this double lot in 1855 for $650. They and their three young children shared the house with Clarissa's brother, James Keys, and his wife. At the time, Miller was a prosperous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLI_mary-lincolns-circle-of-friends_Springfield-IL.html
Mary Lincoln formed lasting friendships with women in her neighborhood, including Julia Sprigg and Hanna Shearer, and exchanged a lively correspondence with many out-of-town relatives and friends.Julia Sprigg lived in the house behind you and was …