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All the County-Seat Markers, in order of Lincoln's travels through them along the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District, 1847 - 1857.
 
By Al Wolf, October 4, 2008
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SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Downtown — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Springfield, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ··· 1847 - 1857Map (db m12134) HM
2 Illinois, Menard County, Petersburg — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Petersburg, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ··· 1847 - 1857Map (db m12136) HM
3 Illinois, Mason County, Havana — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Havana, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12137) HM
4 Illinois, Tazewell County, Tremont — Tremont Courthouse — 1839 - 1850
Abraham Lincoln attended court in the fine two story rectangular brick courthouse with four Grecian columns and copper dome on this site. Here in 1842 he was challenged to a duel by James Shields. Lincoln last spoke here August 30, 1858.Map (db m12184) HM
5 Illinois, Tazewell County, Pekin — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Pekin, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12143) HM
6 Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Metamora, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District···1847-1857 Map (db m12151) HM
7 Illinois, McLean County, Bloomington — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Bloomington, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12156) HM
8 Illinois, Logan County, Lincoln — Postville Court House Site
From 1839 to 1848 the seat of Logan County was Postville, which centered in the Court House located on this site. In this structure Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Traveling Bar of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, attended court twice a year.Map (db m12185) HM
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9 Illinois, Logan County, Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Lincoln, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12186) HM
10 Illinois, Logan County, Mt. Pulaski — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Mt. Pulaski, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12187) HM
11 Illinois, DeWitt County, Clinton — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Clinton, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District···1847 - 1857 Map (db m10959) HM
12 Illinois, Piatt County, Monticello — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Monticello, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m10962) HM
13 Illinois, Champaign County, Urbana — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Urbana, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m12194) HM
14 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Danville, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m10702) HM
15 Illinois, Edgar County, Paris — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Paris, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m10937) HM
16 Illinois, Coles County, Charleston — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Charleston, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District···1847-1857Map (db m10938) HM
17 Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Shelbyville, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 Smaller Plaque: Presented to the Kuilka Chapter D. A. R. by O. J. PenwellMap (db m11295) HM
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18 Illinois, Moultrie County, Sullivan — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Sullivan, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m10955) HM
19 Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Decatur, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857Map (db m10956) HM
20 Illinois, Christian County, Taylorville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Taylorville, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847-1857Map (db m12204) HM
 
 
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