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

Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam

Chicago Landmark

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.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Chicago Landmarks marker series.

Location. 41° 53.127′ N, 87° 38.22′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Wacker Drive (within shouting distance of this marker); Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse

By Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

2. Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Eastland Disaster (approx. ¼ mile away); “Hubbard’s Folly” (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of the Haymarket Tragedy (approx. 0.4 miles away); South Water Street (approx. half a mile away); Continental and Commercial Bank Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Additional keywords. political conventions

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 717 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.