Photograph as originally submitted to this page in the Historical Marker Database www.HMdb.org. Click on photo to resize in browser. Scroll down to see metadata.
Lincoln-Thornton Debate / Lincoln Circuit Markers
Photographer: Al Wolf
Taken: August 31, 2008
Caption: Lincoln-Thornton Debate / Lincoln Circuit Markers
Additional Description: In early days of "politic-ing" the phrase "stump speech" was invented. Politicians literally would get up on a large stump (and if none around) a large boulder to give a heated speech as they excited the gathered crowd. This large Shelbyville boulder "heard" some early 1800's words from 'notable' office seekers.




Submitted: September 6, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p34457
File Size: 3.765 Megabytes

To see the metadata that may be embedded in this photo, sign in and then return to this page.
Copyright © 2005–2024, Some rights reserved.