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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/HM7YF_this-lot-was-owned-by-abraham-lincoln_Lincoln-IL.html
This lot was owned byAbraham Lincoln1858 - 1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7YE_lincoln-rustic-scene-of-conspiracy_Lincoln-IL.html
In the Spring of 1876 a gang of counterfeiters plotted to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln from the Tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Hoping to be paid a ransom of $200,000.00 and the release of one of their gang, Ben Boyd, their engraver, who was i…
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Town Christening SiteOn August 27, 1853 the first sale of lots in the new town of Lincoln took place near this spot. In attendance was Abraham Lincoln, in whose honor the town had been named. "Nothing with the name of Lincoln has ever amounted to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7VF_abraham-lincoln-eighth-judicial-district_Lincoln-IL.html
Abraham Lincolntraveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ???1847 - 1857
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7VE_postville-court-house-site_Lincoln-IL.html
From 1839 to 1848 the seat of Logan County was Postville, which centered in the Court House located on this site. In this structure Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Traveling Bar of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, attended Court twice a year.
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