On Courthouse Square east of West Side Square, on the left when traveling east.
Abraham Lincoln addressed the people of McDonough County on this spot October 26, 1858.
“Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.”
“We here highly resolve that . . . — — Map (db m229619) HM
On Courthouse Square west of West Side Square, on the left when traveling south.
On two separate occasions during his campaign for Illinois Senate in 1858, Abraham Lincoln spoke to the citizens of Macomb and McDonough County on these very grounds.
First on August 25th, to a packed courtroom inside the Courthouse that once . . . — — Map (db m229618) HM
On North Lafayette Street south of East Calhoun Street (U.S. 67/136), on the left when traveling south.
In memory
of the men of
McDonough County,
who
voluntarily offered
and
freely gave their lives,
"That government
of the people,
by the people,
and for the people
shall not perish
from the Earth."
Fort Donelson,
Shiloh, . . . — — Map (db m85092) WM
On East Adams Street at Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling west on East Adams Street.
Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian. Born July 30, 1924 in Booneville Missouri, to Robert Cordie and Euzetta Tindell. In 1930 C.T., his mother and grandmother migrated to Macomb, Illinois. C.T. attended and graduated from Macomb schools in 1942. He attended . . . — — Map (db m181710) HM
On North Randolph Street north of East Carroll Street, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of
Major General
Alexander Macomb
Commander-in-Chief
of the United States Army
1825-1841
Hero of the Battle of Plattsburg, N.Y.
September 11, 1814
Born April 3, 1782
Died June 25, 1841
He served his country during . . . — — Map (db m229621) WM
On South Side Square (at milepost 0), on the left when traveling east.
Lincoln Photograph. Abraham Lincoln visited the city of Macomb twice in 1858. His first visit lasted from August 25th to August 26th, and it was unexpected. The Randolph House was the place that attracted Abraham Lincoln to Macomb. Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m59987) HM
On West Jackson Street at West Side Square, on the left when traveling west on West Jackson Street.
The earliest hotels in Macomb were “taverns,” where weary travelers could quench their thirst, or get a night's sleep in one of the upstairs rooms.
In 1850, A.V. Brooking bought George Head's Tavern, located here, and operated it as the . . . — — Map (db m229728) HM
On North Randolph Street south of East University Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Oakwood Cemetery was developed by William H. Randolph in 1857, on land settled by his wife's family, the Brookings, in 1834. It was laid out by surveyor Charles Gilchrist - later a Civil War colonel and brevet brigadier general. A former sheriff and . . . — — Map (db m181706) HM
On North Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south.
Macomb's historic Oakwood Cemetery is burial ground of approximately 300 Civil War soldiers.
It also is the last resting place for various conductors of McDonough County's legendary Underground railroad, most notably the area's Allison and . . . — — Map (db m181708) HM
On South Randolph Street at South Side Square, on the left when traveling south on South Randolph Street.
This building was in earlier times the Randolph House. During the campaign of 1858 Abraham Lincoln was a guest here on at least two separate occasions, August 25 and October 25. — — Map (db m62285) HM
On South Randolph Street at South Side Square, on the left when traveling south on South Randolph Street.
Built in 1857, William H. Randolph opened this magnificent hotel with an elegance unknown at the time.
Abraham Lincoln was a guest on two occasions, August 25th and October 25th, 1858. Both during his senatorial campaign, rivaling Stephen . . . — — Map (db m62286) HM
On East Adams Street at North Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling west on East Adams Street.
Civil rights activist Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian (1924-2020) was raised in a home on this property from 1930 to 1945. He graduated from Macomb High School and Western Illinois State Teachers College (now WIU). His civil rights activism - helping black . . . — — Map (db m181704) HM
On South Campbell Street south of East Jackson, on the right when traveling south.
Wm. S. Bailey, was founder and first president of the Union National Bank of Macomb, Illinois. An Eastlake style Victorian structure. Rolla Sullivan, a local grocer, purchased the home in 1919. The house was raised, turned and moved to its present . . . — — Map (db m229733) HM
