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1908 Race Riot Walking Tour Markers
 
By Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022
Seventh and Jefferson Streets Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — 1 — Seventh and Jefferson Streets — Old County Jail Site — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On North 7th Street at Jefferson Street (Illinois Route 97), on the right when traveling south on North 7th Street.
2 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — 2 — 223 South Fifth Street — Loper's Restaurant — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On South 5th Street south of East Adams Street, on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — 3 — Washington Street — The Levee — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On East Washington Street at South 7th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Washington Street.
4 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Pioneer Park — 4 — Eleventh and Madison Streets — Area of Scott Buron's Lynching — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On North 11th Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on North 11th Street.
5 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — 5 — Fourth and Monroe Streets — Site of Payne's Hardware — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On East Monroe Street.
6 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Vinegar Hill — 6 — Second and Monroe Streets — Site of State Arsenal — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On South 2nd Street at East Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on South 2nd Street.
7 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Vinegar Hill — 7 — Spring and Edwards Streets — Site of Edwards School and William Donnegan's Lynching — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On West Edwards Street at South Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on West Edwards Street.
8 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — 8 — Adams Street — Site of the Sangamon County Courthouse — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On East Adams Street west of South 6th Street.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026