Lincoln had come to know Lewistown residents quite well before his famous speech on August 17, 1858. Some of them he met before they became residents of Lewistown, others during his circuit riding days practicing law and pursuing a political career. . . . — — Map (db m267315) HM
Nine centuries ago, small settlements of the Cahokia Mississippian culture from the south appeared along the Illinois river valley here. These people transformed the local Woodland culture, as evidenced by the appearance of shell-tempered pottery, . . . — — Map (db m267320) HM
Built in 1897 to replace courthouse which burned December 14, 1894
Immortalized by Edgar Lee Masters in Spoon River Anthology
Designed by architect Charles Bell — — Map (db m267247) HM
Lewistown Trail, from Springfield to Galena via Lewistown, was one of the main routes to the Galena Lead Mines from 1827 to 1837. The Trail crossed the Illinois River at Havana, where Ossian M. Ross, the founder of Lewistown, operated a ferry. He . . . — — Map (db m129216) HM
Founded by Nels Rasmussen in 1892. Operated by him and his sons, Alva and Don, until the death of Don, the last surviving partner in Jan. 1969. The first acquisition of the Lewistown Society for Historical Preservation, the building contents are . . . — — Map (db m267252) HM
The Revolutionary War veterans who have lived in Fulton County
This courthouse plaza is presented to the people of Fulton County that they may rededicate themselves to the preservation of the freedoms fought for 200 years ago, may all cherish . . . — — Map (db m267317) WM
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Dedicated to the men and women who served their country in the armed forces of the United States and to those who gave their lives we pay homage
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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." - . . . — — Map (db m267250) WM
Dedicated to the memory of our honored dead
World War I
Ray M. Bishop Jesse F. Butler Paul C. Burgett Albert B. Main Ralph B. Morgan Samuel L. Oren Walter E. Randall Carl M. Sheets Charles L. Slater John L. Stockham . . . — — Map (db m267244) WM
