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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O6L_goshen-road_Mount-Vernon-IL.html
The Goshen Road was one of the main arteries of travel in the early 1800's, when Illinois was frontier country. The road ran in a Northwesterly direction from Shawneetown to Edwardsville - A distance of more than 150 miles. Shawneetown and Edwards…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM162K_veterans-memorial_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
In memory ofJefferson County Veterans "The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."Calvin Coolidge To give a life is a miracle of GodTo lose a veteran is an unforgettable memory Dedicated December 7, 2002 A Veteran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161X_war-memorial_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
Black Hawk War · 1832Mexican War · 1846-48Civil War · 1865-65Spanish War · 1898World War I · 1917-18World War II · 1941-45Korean Conflict · 1950-53Viet Nam Era · 1964-75 [Honor Roll of Vet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15Y8_women-veterans-memorial_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
We honor all women,past, present, andfuture for theirpatriotism to theUnited States of America To honor all women veterans fortheir service to God, home & country
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XV_why-is-lincoln-beardless_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
This monument depicts Abraham Lincoln as he appeared in the late 1850s. In the fall of 1860, a few weeks before he was elected to the Presidency, Lincoln received a letter from Grace Bedell, an 11-year-old girl from Westfield, New York. In her let…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XU_the-appellate-court-in-mt-vernon_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
In 1870 a Third State Constitution was adopted. The Constitution of 1870 provided for the establishment of the Illinois Appellate Court by the legislature after 1874. Four Districts of the Appellate Court were established in 1877. Mt. Vernon was s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XR_the-illinois-supreme-court-in-mt-vernon_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
Illinois's Second State Constitution, which was adopted in 1848, provided for one Supreme Court divided into three Grand Divisions. Mt. Vernon was designated as the site of the First Grand Division, Springfield was the site of the Second Grand Div…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XQ_state-of-illinois-v-illinois-central-railroad_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
From 1853 until his nomination for the Presidency in 1860, Lincoln was retained as an attorney by the Illinois Central Railroad, the leading corporation in the state. During this period Lincoln handled many cases for the railroad in state and fede…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XP_attorney-abraham-lincoln_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
This monument commemorates Abraham Lincoln's visit to this courthouse on November 18-19, 1859. At that time this building was the Illinois Supreme Court, First Grand Division, and Lincoln was here on behalf of his client, the Illinois Central Rail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15WW_appellate-courthouse_Mt-Vernon-IL.html
This building was constructed for the Southern Division of the Illinois Supreme Court, one of three divisions created by the Constitution of 1848. Court met in lodge halls in Mount Vernon prior to completion of the center section of this building …
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