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Historical Markers in Augusta

 
Clickable Map of Schuyler County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Schuyler County, IL (10) Adams County, IL (82) Brown County, IL (2) Cass County, IL (17) Fulton County, IL (9) Hancock County, IL (71) Mason County, IL (8) McDonough County, IL (16)  SchuylerCounty(10) Schuyler County (10)  AdamsCounty(82) Adams County (82)  BrownCounty(2) Brown County (2)  CassCounty(17) Cass County (17)  FultonCounty(9) Fulton County (9)  HancockCounty(71) Hancock County (71)  MasonCounty(8) Mason County (8)  McDonoughCounty(16) McDonough County (16)
Rushville is the county seat for Schuyler County
Augusta is in Schuyler County
Schuyler County (10)  ►
ADJACENT TO SCHUYLER COUNTY
Adams County (82)  ►
Brown County (2)  ►
Cass County (17)  ►
Fulton County (9)  ►
Hancock County (71)  ►
Mason County (8)  ►
McDonough County (16)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Schuyler County, Augusta — Abraham Lincoln's Teacher —
On Center Street at Illinois Route 101, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
Azel Waters Dorsey, 1784-1858, teacher of Abraham Lincoln, is buried on the King farm one mile south of Huntsville. Dorsey taught a "blab school" in Spencer County, Indiana which young Lincoln attended for six months in 1824. He moved to Schuyler . . . — — Map (db m181413) HM
2 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Augusta — Lincoln — A guest here — Sept. 1858 —
On Center Street at North Street, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
(title is text) — — Map (db m181417) HM
3 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Augusta — Lincoln Speaks in Augusta — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
On Main Street (Illinois Route 101) at Center Street ( Route 61), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
"One of your sledge hammer speeches will effect wonders," declared the man who invited Lincoln to attend the district convention held in Augusta on August 25, 1858. Putting aside concerns that it might be overcrowding his agenda for the senate . . . — — Map (db m181415) HM
4 ► Illinois, Hancock County, Augusta — Lincoln Spoke Here —
On Center Street (Illinois Route 61) west of Center Street ( Route 61), on the right when traveling west.
Lincoln spoke here Aug. 24, 1858 — — Map (db m181416) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026