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By William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2011
Old State Cemetery Marker
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1 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Old State Cemetery —  |
| The Illinois General Assembly authorized Governor Edward Coles in 1823 to convey to Vandalia one and one-half acres for a state burial ground. Here were buried four members of the legislature and several state officials who died while in office. . . . — — Map (db m42371) HM | |||
| 2 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln Attends Funerals — Looking for Lincoln — 1835 — |
| On June 12, 1823, the Third General Assembly, meeting in the newly formed city of Vandalia, conveyed one and one-half acres of land to the city of Vandalia, with the proviso that the land be used as a burial ground. This is the location of that . . . — — Map (db m42428) HM | |||