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McCormack House Hotel - 1833 - 1875
Photographer: Courtesy - Vermilion County Illinois Museum
Caption: McCormack House Hotel - 1833 - 1875
Additional Description: "...Built in 1833 by Jesse Gilbert - wooden pins were used in its construction... ...was torn down in 1875. This hotel was where many of the lawyers, including Lincoln stayed when Circuit Court was in session." Located between Walnut and Franklin Streets on the North side of Main Street - just a short walk to the Courthouse.
(From: "Walking in Lincoln's Footsteps" by Vermilion County Illinois Museum)
Submitted: November 6, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p42637
File Size: 0.415 Megabytes

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