The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam

Chicago Landmark

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

1. Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the Sauganash Hotel, built in 1831 by pioneer Mark Beaubien, which was location of the frontier town’s first village board election in 1833. The Wigwam, an assembly hall built in 1860 (destroyed c. 1867) on the site of the hotel, was home to the 1860 Republican Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln as a candidate for president. Lincoln’s nomination and subsequent election set in motion a series of events that ultimately lead the United States into Civil War and brought about the abolition of slavery.

Dedicated on Nov. 6, 2002
Richard M Daley, Mayor

Erected 2002 by Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1837.

Location. 41° 53.127′ N, 87° 38.22′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. It is on North Wacker Drive south of West Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lincoln's Nomination Site (a few steps from this marker); Sauganash Hotel - Chicago - 1831

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(a few steps from this marker); First Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Wacker Drive (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Morton Salt Company Headquarters (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake-Franklin Group (about 500 feet away); Illinois Bell Telephone Company War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Chicago River Fish Hotel (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Additional keywords. political conventions

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

2. Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam Marker

The Repulican Wigwam at Chicago<br>In which Lincoln was Nominated image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. The Repulican Wigwam at Chicago
In which Lincoln was Nominated

Image by E.J.M. in The Century Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 5, September 1887.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,820 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on October 20, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.