On Race Street at SW Arch Street, on the left when traveling north on Race Street.
The Atlanta public library was founded in 1873 by public spirited citizens who realized the importance of books. In 1973, the museum was added for the purpose of preserving Atlanta's heritage. In 1979, this octagonal structure was listed on the . . . — — Map (db m56326) HM
On North Frontage Road east of West Oak Street, on the left when traveling north.
Operated for over 54 years by Ernest L. Edwards, Jr. & Family
Home of the celebrated Pig Hip Sandwich - baked fresh pork with tomato & lettuce on a toasted bun with the secret sauce
The Pig Hip Restaurant Museum with Ernie's fine personal . . . — — Map (db m156868) HM
On Bohan Street west of North Bogardus Street, on the right when traveling east.
This is a 1917 Krupp K-14 Light Artillery Cannon which was brought to the Elkhart community in the early 1920s where it was displayed at the Elkhart Community High School until the mid 1970's. The High School closed and the cannon was moved to the . . . — — Map (db m159584) HM
On Chapel Road east of Governor's Dr, on the left when traveling west.
Northeast of this site on Elkhart Hill is Oglehurst, home and burial place of Richard J. Oglesby (1824-1899) the only three time Governor of Illinois. (1864-1872-1884) He was also a U.S. Senator and a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Oglesby . . . — — Map (db m156873) HM
On Bohan Street west of North Bogardus Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1888, Mrs. Lemira Gillett promised to build a library for the citizens of Elkhart if the town was voted dry for three years. This was done, and the townspeople met in 1891 to form a Library Association. The Library was first established in a room . . . — — Map (db m159585) HM
On Kennedy Road (County Route 10) 0.2 miles east of Interstate 55, on the right when traveling east.
Elkhart City in Logan County is typical of the many Illinois villages whose growth was spurred by the arrival of the railroad. Founded by John Shockey in 1855, two years after the coming the Alton and Sangamon Railroad, now the Gulf Mobile and Ohio. . . . — — Map (db m159582) HM
On Governor Oglesby Street at South Bogardus Street, on the right when traveling east on Governor Oglesby Street.
One of the three men who were responsible for the founding of the City of Lincoln, Illinois, was John D. Gillett of Cornland and Elkhart. Gillett was the primary financier of the town of Lincoln, Illinois, which was named for Gillett's personal . . . — — Map (db m159587) HM
On Governor Oglesby Street at South Bogardus Street, on the right when traveling east on Governor Oglesby Street.
Abraham Lincoln and later political opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, converse in front of Richard Latham's Kentucky House located on the southwest slope of what is known as Elkhart Hill. The Kentucky House was built by Latham (center) in 1828 on what . . . — — Map (db m159588) HM
On Chapel Road east of Governor's Dr, on the right when traveling east.
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Elkhart's central location, superb soil and timberland attracted the first settlers in 1818. James Latham and his son, Richard, chose the hill's western slope to settle. Robert Latham, the youngest son, would later play a . . . — — Map (db m156859) HM
On Governor Oglesby Street at North Bogardus Street, on the left when traveling east on Governor Oglesby Street.
Downtown businesses thrived when Route 66 ran through Elkhart. In 1938, The House by the Side of the Road cafe had an unforgettable customer when actress Shirley Temple stopped for lunch. Afterward, owner J. Smith put a cardboard likeness of the . . . — — Map (db m156874) HM
On North Chicago Street at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Chicago Street.
Near this site Abraham Lincoln christened the Town with the juice of a watermelon when the first lots were sold on August 27, 1853.
President-Elect Lincoln spoke here, November 21, 1860, while traveling to Chicago, and Lincoln's Funeral Train . . . — — Map (db m12347) HM
Near 5th Street (Business Interstate 55) east of South Madison Street.
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This exhibit was donated to Postville Courthouse, State Historic Site by Bernard & Anastasia Behrends
May 2008
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Judge Treat, Sheriff Deskins and Abraham Lincoln are shown conversing . . . — — Map (db m159468) HM
On North Chicago Street at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Chicago Street.
In Eternal Memory of those from Lincoln and Logan County who served their country in all her wars, and of their Gold Star Mothers and Widows, we dedicate this park. From these grounds those who served entrained to answer their Countrys call. . . . — — Map (db m12443) HM
On 5th Street (Business Interstate 55) at South Madison Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
On this site Dr. John Deskins erected a tavern in 1836. Abraham Lincoln, David Davis and other lawyers frequently stayed overnight here while the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court was in session at the Postville Court House. The judge, lawyers, . . . — — Map (db m56327) HM
On 5th Street (Business Interstate 55) at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Deskins Inn was a stopping place for lawyers and judges who worked the old 8th Judicial Circuit in Central Illinois during the 1840s. This location was significant because it was directly across the street from the Postville Courthouse. A replica of . . . — — Map (db m159466) HM
In 1770, a group of Kickapoo Indians captured Ann Gilham and her 3 children from their cabin in Kentucky, and forced them to travel to this site known as Kickapoo Town, and was held in captivity for 2 years. Later, was ransomed by the husband, James . . . — — Map (db m159309) HM
On Memorial Park Road south of 1520 Street, on the right when traveling south.
George Washington was President in 1790 when a group of Kickapoo braves captured Ann Gilham, her daughter and 2 sons from their Kentucky cabin and forced them to travel overland to this place - known as Kickapoo Town, a major Kickapoo village in . . . — — Map (db m159311) HM
On Memorial Park Road south of 1520 Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Lincoln Chautauqua was a popular educational movement from 1902 to 1937. When Chautauqua came to town, it brought speakers, teachers, musicians and entertainers of the day. The grounds had approximately 100 private cottages with lights, water . . . — — Map (db m159310) HM
On Keokuk Street west of Ottawa Street, on the right when traveling west.
On Abraham Lincoln's last birthday, February 12, 1865, ground was broken for Lincoln University, now Lincoln College. The town proprietors, Robert B. Latham, John D. Gillett and Virgil Hickox, donated the tract of land for the original campus, and . . . — — Map (db m105968) HM
On Pekin Street north of McLean Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Lincoln Public Library is a fine example of public neo-classical construction. This W.A. Otis structure was completed in 1903. A stained glass dome and oak woodwork highlight the interior. Major benefactors were Steven Foley who guided its . . . — — Map (db m105969) HM
On Pulaski Street at South Kickapoo Street, on the right when traveling west on Pulaski Street.
Mr. Lincoln in Logan County
[Correspondence of the Press and Tribune, Chicago]
Lincoln, Logan Co., IL., Oct. 16, 1858
This is a glorious day for little Logan. Abe Lincoln has just closed one of his noblest efforts here. The crowd in . . . — — Map (db m159839) HM
On Pulaski Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the Spring of 1876 a gang of counterfeiters plotted to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln from the Tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Hoping to be paid a ransom of $200,000.00 and the release of one of their gang, Ben Boyd, their engraver, who was in . . . — — Map (db m12319) HM
On North Kickapoo Street (Loop Interstate 55) at Pekin Street on North Kickapoo Street.
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Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, . . . — — Map (db m158187) HM
On North Chicago Street at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Chicago Street.
Town Christening Site
On August 27, 1853 the first sale of lots in the new town of Lincoln took place near this spot. In attendance was Abraham Lincoln, in whose honor the town had been named. “Nothing with the name of Lincoln has . . . — — Map (db m12305) HM
On Pulaski Street north of South McLean Street, on the right when traveling south.
Abraham Lincoln owned this lot here at 523 Pulaski Street. Lincoln acquired this original Town Lot Three in Block Nineteen from James Primm. Lincoln had endorsed a $400 note for Primm and on March 11, 1858, Primm deeded the lot to Lincoln to . . . — — Map (db m159467) HM
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
On this site stood two former Logan County Courthouses in which Abraham Lincoln practiced law from 1856 to until elected President. During the March term, 1859, Lincoln substituted for David Davis as the presiding judge of the Logan County Circuit . . . — — Map (db m105970) HM
On Broadway Street at South Kickapoo Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
Addy, George Allen, Charles C. Allen, I.N. Allen, John H. Allen, Levi Allman, Lewis J. Allsop, Edwin Ambrose, Levi P. Andrews, Nelson Applegit, Robert Asberry, Franklin Ashurst, John K. Atwell, Albert Ayers, Newton Baker, . . . — — Map (db m159838) HM WM
On South Monroe Street north of 5th Street (Business Interstate 55), on the right when traveling west.
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
On 5th Street (Business Interstate 55) at South Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Street.
Abraham Lincoln practiced law here from 1840-1847. This site is located on the original alignment of Route 66 through Lincoln, Illinois. Free admission. — — Map (db m156851) HM
On 5th Street west of South Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1835 Russell Post, a Baltimore adventurer, laid out the town of Postville which became the first Logan County seat. The town square is now Postville Park. Here Abraham Lincoln and his friends played townball a predecessor of baseball, threw the . . . — — Map (db m106028) HM
On Lincoln Parkway (Old U.S. 66) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Lincoln Parkway.
Route 66 promised travelers fun and adventure along the road. The Railsplitter Covered Wagon honors Abraham Lincoln in the only town named for him before he became president. It holds the Guinness World Record as the largest covered wagon and . . . — — Map (db m159307) HM
On Latham Place at Kickapoo Street, on the left when traveling west on Latham Place.
On this site stood the home of Robert B. Latham who joined John D. Gillett and Virgil Hickox to found the town of Lincoln in 1853. Abraham Lincoln, judges and lawyers of the eighth judicial circuit were frequent guests in his home. — — Map (db m147790) HM
On South Kickapoo Street, on the right when traveling south.
At this site was located the law office of Samuel C. Parks - a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Born in Vermont in 1820, he eventually moved to Logan County, where he served with Lincoln on the Eighth judicial Circuit. The two men shared law offices in . . . — — Map (db m12352) HM
On Decatur Street south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
On this site during the senatorial campaign of 1858 Stephen A. Douglas spoke to a Democratic political rally in a circus tent on September 4th. Douglas' opponent for the Senate seat, Abraham Lincoln, was on the train from Bloomington to Springfield . . . — — Map (db m105971) HM
On 8th Street at North Union Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
This internationally known African-American author (1902-1967) acknowledges in his autobiography The Big Sea that he wrote his first poem while attending Central School here in Lincoln. Ethel Welch, his eighth grade teacher, asked him to write the . . . — — Map (db m105976) HM
On Broadway Street at South Chicago Street, on the left when traveling west on Broadway Street.
On this site the Town proprietors erected the original Lincoln House in 1854.
Leonard Volk met Abraham Lincoln on the sidewalk in front of the hotel on July 16, 1858, and arranged to make Lincoln's life mask later. — — Map (db m12349) HM
On South Washington Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
The Mill opened in 1929 on the original alignment of Route 66, it became famous as a sandwich stand and then a Bar/Restaurant. The Mill is now being restored as a museum. Open by appointment. — — Map (db m156855) HM
On South Maple Street north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Niebuhr family, called “The Trapp Family of Theology” by Time magazine, produced four distinguished professors of Christian studies. In 1902, the Rev. Gustav and Lydia Niebuhr came to Lincoln, where he became pastor of St. Johns . . . — — Map (db m105975) HM
On Hickox Drive west of Lincoln Parkway (Old U.S. 66), on the right when traveling south.
A Family Business - The Early Years
Vince Schwenoha opened the Tropics in 1950, naming it in remembrance of his military tour of duty spent in Hawaii. In 1951, Lewis Lee Johnson came to Lincoln from Macomb, Illinois as a meat cutter with . . . — — Map (db m159304) HM
William Maxwell (1908-2000), author and editor, lived in this home from 1910-1920. He often returned to this home and Lincoln in his novels and short stories. His Midwestern childhood, particularly his mother's death in the Spanish influenza . . . — — Map (db m106025) HM
(United States Marine Corps:)
Jon D. Baker
James A. Collins
David L. Jones
Ronnie R. Landers
Andrew G. Richard
Michael T. Scroggin
(United States Army:)
Carson G. Culleton
Raymond L. Gee Jr.
Charles E. . . . — — Map (db m160248) WM
On Madison Street, on the left when traveling south.
Middletown was founded in 1832 by Hiram S. Allen. Middletown was an excellent business location because stagecoaches already ran through the area, going from Springfield to Galena, carrying both passengers and mail. The first lot to be sold in . . . — — Map (db m41279) HM
On South Illinois Street at East Scroggin Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Illinois Street.
The historic race between a Wright Brothers bi-plane (2 wings) and an Illinois Central Steam train took place September 29, 1910 from Washington Park in Chicago to the State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
Wilbur Wright was a passenger on the train. . . . — — Map (db m12323) HM
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mid-19th Century Lawyers riding the eighth judicial circuit sometimes found that local accommodations left much to be desired. If they were lucky, a prosperous local resident would invite them into their home. If not, they were at the mercy of . . . — — Map (db m41239) HM
On Washington St., on the right when traveling north.
Lincoln illustrator Lloyd Ostendorf imagined this scene in connection with Mt. Pulaski's "cast iron tombstone" case that Lincoln handled on appeal in the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield (1859). Two local residents separately sued Reuben Miller . . . — — Map (db m41242) HM
On South Washington Street north of Cooke Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mt. Pulaski served as the seat of Logan County from 1848 to 1853. The First County Court was at Postville, now part of Lincoln, Illinois.
In 1848 Logan County voters approved the removal of the Court from Postville to Mt. Pulaski. Local citizens . . . — — Map (db m12327) HM
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