Abraham Lincoln's Survey of the Sangamo Town – Athens Road Relocation
Beginning January 1, 1834, New Salem was to receive mail on a new schedule. The Stage was to leave Springfield each Saturday at 4:00 am for the Warren Court House in . . . — — Map (db m78609) HM
Abraham Lincoln visited the town of Athens on numerous occasions in the 1830s and 1840s. By then, Athens had become a thriving community - since its first settlement in 1819. Initially, Lincoln's first visits were just north of town, to the home . . . — — Map (db m267029) HM
In this structure, built about 1832, residents of the Athens area held a banquet on August 3, 1837, for the 'Long Nine' - Abraham Lincoln and the other State legislators from Sangamon County. The men, whose height totaled fifty-four feet, were . . . — — Map (db m78608) HM
Established in 1843, it is the oldest continuously operating business in Menard County. Originally located at the southeast corner of Main and Hargrave, the business has been operating from this location since 1910. — — Map (db m267027) HM
