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Looking for Lincoln Historical Markers

A series of over 200 markers in Illinois highlight incidents in Lincoln's life.
 
By Jason Voigt, May 12, 2020
A Quincy "Copperhead" Marker
1 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — A Quincy "Copperhead" — Looking for Lincoln —
2 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — A Victorian Cemetery — Looking for Lincoln — 1861 —
3 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Douglas' Disciple — Looking for Lincoln — 1854 —
4 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Downtown Quincy in 1858 — Looking for Lincoln —
5 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — His Friends Rest Here — Looking for Lincoln — 1846 —
6 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln Correspondent — Looking for Lincoln —
7 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln Promoter — Looking for Lincoln —
8 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln Recuperates —
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9 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln-Douglas Debate — Looking for Lincoln —
10 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's 1854 Visit — Looking for Lincoln —
11 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Confidante — Looking for Lincoln —
12 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Friend Johnston — Looking for Lincoln —
13 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Honored Friend — Looking for Lincoln —
14 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Quincy — Looking for Lincoln —
15 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Political Allies — Looking for Lincoln — 1860 —
16 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Political Campaigning in 1858 — Looking for Lincoln —
17 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy's Early Environment — 1848 —
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18 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy's Judge Douglas — Looking for Lincoln —
19 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Search for Equality — Looking for Lincoln —
20 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Steamboats and Railroads — Looking for Lincoln —
21 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Tri-State Business Center — Looking for Lincoln —
22 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Warm, Sincere Friendship — Looking for Lincoln —
23 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Captain Abraham Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln — 1832 —
24 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln and Blackhawk — Looking for Lincoln — 1832 —
25 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln and the River — Looking for Lincoln —
26 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln in Beardstown — Looking for Lincoln — 1831 —
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27 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln Photograph — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
28 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln the Candidate — Looking for Lincoln —
29 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Lincoln the Lawyer — Looking for Lincoln —
30 ► Illinois, Cass County, Beardstown — Traveling to Beardstown — Looking for Lincoln —
31 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Champaign — Champaign's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
32 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Homer — On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood — Looking for Lincoln —
33 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Mahomet — Champaign County's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln —
34 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Mahomet — Lincoln's Mahomet / Mahomet's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln —
35 ► Illinois, Champaign County, St. Joseph — Lincoln at Kelley's Tavern — Looking for Lincoln —
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36 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Tolono — Lincoln in Tolono — Looking for Lincoln —
37 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Urbana — Lincoln & Photography — Looking for Lincoln —
38 ► Illinois, Champaign County, Urbana — Urbana's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln —
39 ► Illinois, Christian County, Taylorville — The Last Stop — Looking for Lincoln —
40 ► Illinois, Coles County, Charleston — Rally After the Debate / Lincoln in Coles County — Looking for Lincoln —
41 ► Illinois, Coles County, Lerna — Lincoln's Care for His Family — Looking for Lincoln — 1848 —
42 ► Illinois, Coles County, Lerna — Thomas Lincoln's Grave — Looking for Lincoln — 1851 —
43 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Lincoln's Last Visit / The Debaters in Mattoon — Looking for Lincoln — 1861/1858 —
44 ► Illinois, Coles County, Oakland — The Matson Slave Trial — Looking for Lincoln —
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45 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Friends To The End — Looking for Lincoln —
46 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Humorous Moments — Looking for Lincoln —
47 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Lincoln and The Law — Looking for Lincoln —
48 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Lincoln at Work and Play — You Can't Fool the People — Looking for Lincoln —
49 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Lincoln's Friends and Foes — Looking for Lincoln —
50 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Lincoln's Hat — Looking for Lincoln —
51 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — On The Campaign Trail — Looking for Lincoln —
52 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — War on the Horizon — Looking for Lincoln —
53 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Warner's Memories / Lawyers and Book Lovers — Looking for Lincoln —
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54 ► Illinois, DeWitt County, DeWitt — The Law and Lodging / Whiskey Mayhem — Looking for Lincoln —
55 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Ebenezer Capps' Store — Looking for Lincoln — 1837 —
56 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — First Elective Office — 1834 —
57 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — First Protest Against Slavery — 1837 —
58 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Internal Improvements — 1837 —
59 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln and the "Long Nine" — Looking for Lincoln — 1836 —
60 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln As A Polished Politician — 1836 — Looking for Lincoln —
61 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln Attends Funerals — Looking for Lincoln — 1835 —
62 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln Travels To The Capital — Looking for Lincoln — 1834 —
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63 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Unorthodox Romance — 1834 — Looking for Lincoln —
64 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Where Did Lincoln Stay? — 1834 — Looking for Lincoln — Reported missing
65 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Augusta — Lincoln Speaks in Augusta — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
66 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Hamilton House — Looking for Lincoln —
67 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Historic Carthage Jail — Looking for Lincoln —
68 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Lincoln and Agriculture — Looking for Lincoln —
69 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Lincoln in Hancock County — Looking for Lincoln —
70 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Lincoln's Carthage Speech — Looking for Lincoln —
71 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Carthage — Lincoln's Failed Murder Case — Looking for Lincoln —
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72 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Fountain Green — St. Simon Cemetery — Looking for Lincoln — 1832 —
73 ► Illinois, Hancock County, La Harpe — Lincoln Runs For Senate — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
74 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo — Lincoln and Nauvoo — Looking for Lincoln — 1840 —
75 ► Illinois, Henderson County, Dallas City — Politics and Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
76 ► Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg — The Fifth Debate — Looking for Lincoln —
77 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Ottawa — First Lincoln-Douglas Debate — Looking for Lincoln —
78 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Ottawa — Lincoln Slept Here — Looking for Lincoln —
79 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Ottawa — Lincoln the Litigator — Looking for Lincoln —
80 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Citizenry Mourn Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln —
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81 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — County Seat Almost Moved — Looking for Lincoln —
82 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Fell Leads The Way — Looking for Lincoln —
83 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Lincoln Slept Here — Looking for Lincoln — 1840 —
84 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Lincoln Speaks at Church — Looking for Lincoln —
85 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Lincoln Stranded Here — Looking For Lincoln —
86 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Lincoln Visits Strevell — Looking for Lincoln —
87 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Lincoln Wins His Case — Looking for Lincoln —
88 ► Illinois, Livingston County, Pontiac — Riverbank Debate — Looking for Lincoln — 1840 —
89 ► Illinois, Logan County, Atlanta — "Wide Awakes" March in Atlanta — Looking for Lincoln — 1860 —
90 ► Illinois, Logan County, Elkhart — Lincoln's Elkhart Connection — Looking for Lincoln —
91 ► Illinois, Logan County, Lincoln — Lincoln's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln — 1853 —
92 ► Illinois, Logan County, Middletown — Middletown's Lincoln — Looking for Lincoln —
93 ► Illinois, Logan County, Mt. Pulaski — Circuit Court Stop — Looking for Lincoln —
94 ► Illinois, Logan County, Mt. Pulaski — Lincoln's Law Practice — Looking for Lincoln —
95 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — A "Favorite" Lies Here — Looking for Lincoln —
96 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Choosing a President — Looking for Lincoln —
97 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Coming to Illinois — Looking for Lincoln —
98 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Finding the Biggest Man — Looking for Lincoln —
99 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Getting There from Here — Looking for Lincoln —
100 ► Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Let Us All Be United — Looking for Lincoln —

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