Pekin in Tazewell County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tazewell County Remembers

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

1. Tazewell County Remembers Marker

Inscription.
Nance Legins-Costley
Born: Dec. 1813, Kaskaskia, IL
Married: Oct. 15, 1840, Pekin, IL
Died: Apr 6th, 1892, Peoria, IL

William Henry Costley
Born: 1840, Pekin, IL
Married: 1880, Davenport, IA
Married: Oct 18, 1883, Davenport, IA
Died: Oct 1st, 1888, Rochester, MN

Pekin residents and first enslaved individuals
emancipated by Abraham Lincoln

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1892.

Location. 40° 34.152′ N, 89° 38.775′ W. Marker is in Pekin, Illinois, in Tazewell County. It can be reached from Court Street east of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in Legins-Costley Park, located between 411 and 417 Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 411 Court St, Pekin IL 61554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley

and in Greater Peoria.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nance Legins-Costley (here, next to this marker); Pvt. William Henry Costley (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 29th United States Colored Infantry (about 500 feet away); Union League of America (about 700 feet away); Hinners Organ Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Steamboat Columbia Disaster (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Crevecœur (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pekin.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

2. Tazewell County Remembers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.