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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DW7_lewistown-trail_Lewistown-IL.html
Lewistown Trail, from Springfield to Galena via Lewistown, was one of the main routes to the Galena Lead Mines from 1827 to 1837. The Trail crossed the Illinois River at Havana, where Ossian M. Ross, the founder of Lewistown, operated a ferry. He …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMI_cedarville_Freeport-IL.html
Cedarville. . . Birthplace of . Jane Addams 1860 - 1835 . Humanitarian, Feminist, . Social Worker, Reformer, . Educator, Author, . Publicist, Founder of . Hull House, Pioneer, . Settlement Center . Chicago, 1889. President . Women's In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMH_in-memory-of-john-thomson-hodgen-m-d-and-henry-hodgen-mudd-m-d_Pittsfield-IL.html
In Memory of John Thomson Hodgen, M.D. and Henry Hodgen Mudd, M.D.. . IN MEMORY OF JOHN THOMSON HODGEN, M.D. . Born, Hodgenville, KY. January 17. 1826 . Died, St. Louis, MO. April 28. 1882 . Professor of surgery, St. Louis Medical College . P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMD_in-memoriam-a-war-memorial_Pittsfield-IL.html
In Memoriam. . In loving and grateful tribute to Pike County's Union Soldiers of the Civil War, the 3,132 heroic men who offered their lives as sacrifice to their country, 1861-1865, and, joining hands in common cause, repeated the oath of A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DM3_site-of-the-daniel-h-gilmer-home-and-law-office_Pittsfield-IL.html
Site of the Daniel H. Gilmer Home and Law Office.. . Abraham Lincoln visited the home and law office of Daniel Gilmer often. Gilmer was a leading attorney and Whig supporter. One day Gilmer's nine year old daughter Elizabeth, known to everyone as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKM_star-hotel_Pittsfield-IL.html
Star Hotel. Lincoln Stayed Here. Built by Capt. George T. Edwards, born March 25, 1814, who emigrated from Tennessee in 1828, and settled in Pittsfield in 1835. Capt. Edwards was active in a number of businesses, including teaming, farming, grocer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKI_charles-lame-house_Pittsfield-IL.html
Charles Lame House. . Lincoln visited here. Lincoln's 1858 Senatorial campaign visit to Pittsfield prompted a test firing of the cannon which was a popular campaign practice of the time. Charles Lame was seriously injured during the test firing. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKH_the-first-u-s-transcontinental-flight_Nebo-IL.html
The First U.S. Transcontinental Flight. . Calbraith "Cal" Rodgers, the first man to fly across the United States, landed near this spot on Oct. 10, 1911. The flight took 49 days. Nebo was one of 68 recorded landing sites. . . Rodgers'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKG_site-of-first-building-in-pleasant-hill_Pleasant-Hill-IL.html
Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill. . Site of the first building in Pleasant Hill. Erected 1836 by Jacob Turnbaugh, first resident.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKF_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Pittsfield-IL.html
Veterans Memorial. . A grateful community honors those men and women who have served this nation in the United State's Armed forces. Although you may not have been known by all, you will never be forgotten by any. In God We Trust Pike County, Illi…