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Historical Markers in Winchester

 
Clickable Map of Scott 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 Scott County, IL (12) Greene County, IL (7) Morgan County, IL (67) Pike County, IL (82)  ScottCounty(12) Scott County (12)  GreeneCounty(7) Greene County (7)  MorganCounty(67) Morgan County (67)  PikeCounty(82) Pike County (82)
Winchester is the county seat for Scott County
Winchester is in Scott County
Scott County (12)  ►
ADJACENT TO SCOTT COUNTY
Greene County (7)  ►
Morgan County (67)  ►
Pike County (82)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Scott County, Winchester — Greene Vardiman Black — 1836-1915 —
Father of modern dentistry Born in Scott County, Illinois His first office (1857) was on Lot 64, this square — — Map (db m182047) HM
2 ► Illinois, Scott County, Winchester — Lincoln and the Kansas Nebraska Question —
On this spot in the upper room of the old court house in August 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his first speech on the Kansas Nebraska Question — — Map (db m182046) HM
3 ► Illinois, Scott County, Winchester — Stephen Arnold Douglas — 1813-1861 —
Taught his first school and began his legal career here in 1833-34 His last words were tell my children to obey the laws and support the Constitution — — Map (db m182045) HM
4 ► Illinois, Scott County, Winchester — Winchester, Illinois — Lincoln's First Challenge of Douglas and Destiny —
Abraham Lincoln first publicly challenged U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas's "Nebraska Bill" during a Whig county convention August 26, 1854, in the Scott County courtroom located at this site. Because the bill allowed for the expansion of slavery, . . . — — Map (db m182043) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026