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Looking for Lincoln Historical Markers

A series of over 200 markers in Illinois highlight incidents in Lincoln's life.
 
Lincoln and Divorce Marker - Center Section image, Touch for more information
By Al Wolf, May 15, 2010
Lincoln and Divorce Marker - Center Section
201 Illinois, Shelby County, Strasburg — Lincoln and DivorceLooking for Lincoln
On Commercial Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east on Commercial Street.
Left Section Abraham Lincoln handled at least 147 divorce cases during his twenty-five years as a lawyer. One in Shelby County also concerned the ownership of land. William Stewardson and Mary Jane Dawson, both English immigrants, . . . Map (db m30805) HM
202 Illinois, Stephenson County, Freeport, Freeport Township — The Debates and the MediaLooking for Lincoln
On East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Douglas Street.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were the first political campaign to see reporters traveling with the candidatesthroughout the race. While newspapers in or near a debate site sent reporters to cover that particular debate, the . . . Map (db m233289) HM
203 Illinois, Union County, Anna — Jonesboro Station, AnnaLooking for Lincoln — 1858 —
On West Davie Street west of South Main Street (Illinois Route 146), on the right when traveling west.
In 1851, when the Illinois Central Railroad began surveying land in Union County, the county seat of Jonesboro was thought to be the logical choice for the location of the tracks. However, the city fathers declined to pay the required $50 surveying . . . Map (db m161071) HM
204 Illinois, Union County, Jonesboro — Background of the DebatesLooking for Lincoln — 1858 —
Near North Main Street north of Whitlock Street.
Young Abraham Lincoln "lost his taste" for politics and was content with his thriving law practice after having served four terms in the Illinois Legislature in the 1830's and a term in Congress in the 1840's. However, several national events . . . Map (db m161073) HM
205 Illinois, Union County, Jonesboro — Where Lincoln WalkedLooking for Lincoln — 1858 —
On North Main Street at Broad Street (Illinois Route 146), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
In 1858, Jonesboro was the bustling county seat of one of the state's oldest counties. Founded in 1818, Jonesboro was located on twenty acres donated by John Grammer. Several early politicians came from Jonesboro, including Representative John . . . Map (db m161075) HM
206 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — A Friend ForeverLooking for Lincoln
On Lafayette Street west of North Gilbert Street, on the right when traveling east.
Left Panel A FRIEND FOREVER “I appeal to you because I can to no other with so much confidence,” Lincoln said to Doctor William H. Fithian, August 15, 1860. He was asking for Fithian’s assistance in a . . . Map (db m29721) HM
207 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — Danville's LincolnLooking for Lincoln
On West Main Street west of North Vermilion Street, on the right when traveling west.
Left Section Danville was a destination for Abraham Lincoln for nearly twenty years. He first came to the village of a few hundred residents when he was a thirty-two-year-old attorney in 1841. Elizabeth Harmon described the early . . . Map (db m29481) HM
208 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — Lincoln's Danville FriendsLooking for Lincoln
On North Vermilion Street, on the left when traveling north.
Top Section The center of town, during the time of Lincoln’s years in Danville, was located in a range from Franklin Street in the West, to Washington Street in the East, bordered by Harrison Street in the North and Water Street to . . . Map (db m29571) HM
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