On North Stephenson Street north of Woodland Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Birthplace of Jane Addams 1860 - 1935 Humanitarian, Feminist, Social Worker, Reformer, Educator, Author, Publicist, Founder of Hull House, Pioneer, Settlement Center Chicago, 1889. President Women's International League for Peace and, Freedom. Nobel . . . — — Map (db m128729) HM
On U.S. 20 at Browns Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 20.
The second round in a seven-round bout between political giants Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln was held in Freeport on August 27, 1858. In what has become a legendary struggle, Lincoln and Douglas contested for a seat in the United States . . . — — Map (db m93499) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The two "articles" shown from the Freeport Weekly Bulletin, an openly Democratic newspaper, give some indication of the disdain in which some held Lincoln in 1858. Having opposed the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) while he was a member of . . . — — Map (db m233433) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
President Roosevelt’s Speech The following is the text of the President's reply: Congressman Hitt, and my fellow countrymen: We meet today to commemorate one of those numerous scenes of this country in which the whole future of the . . . — — Map (db m233346) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1858, the Democratic Party was the majority party in Illinois and Douglas was by far the most popular member of this party. Lincoln was not well known because his party, the newly formed Republicans, were still trying to create an organization. . . . — — Map (db m233487) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The newspaper article headlined "The People for Lincoln" proclaims that Lincoln won the popular vote, defeating Douglas. However, in 1858, United States Senators were elected by the state legislatures, not by popular vote. (The 17th Amendment to . . . — — Map (db m233494) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The issue of slavery was so heavily contested in the early days of the United States, that when the Constitution was adopted (1787), slavery was largely omitted from its lines in order to secure agreement on its ratification. Northern states . . . — — Map (db m233361) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) just east of North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
1903 President Theodore Roosevelt came to Freeport to dedicate Debate Rock, a boulder of red granite with a plaque, which was presented to the people by the Freeport Woman's Club. 1958 Freeport marked the . . . — — Map (db m233498) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In the 1850's, Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois, was chairman of the powerful Senate Committee on Territories. After the admission of California as a state in 1850, Douglas began to work, along with others, to secure the . . . — — Map (db m233408) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The life-size bronze sculptures, "Lincoln and Douglas in Debate 1858," were unveiled on August 27, 1992, the 134th anniversary of the debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. At that time, this statue was the only sculpture depicting . . . — — Map (db m233499) HM
On North West Avenue (Illinois Route 26) just north of West Galena Avenue (Business U.S. 20), on the right when traveling south.
On August 27, 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, on a platform erected near State and Douglas Streets, met in the second of their seven joint debates. Douglas answer to Lincoln’s “Freeport Question” helped him to win the senatorial race, . . . — — Map (db m233242) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) just east of North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Beginning in 1958 until his death, Freeport native Rich Sokup portrayed Stephen A. Douglas in countless re-enactments and programs about the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. His dedication to preserving the historic legacy of the Debates, both in Freeport . . . — — Map (db m233500) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) just east of North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Lincoln-Douglas Society President 1956-1986 Mr. Schmelzle headed the Lincoln-Douglas Society during the Freeport and nationwide 1958 centennial celebrations of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. His leadership was crucial in the planning and . . . — — Map (db m233540) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Within this block was held the second joint debate in the sensational contest between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, August 27, 1858. ☆ ☆ ☆ ”I am not for the dissolution of the Union under . . . — — Map (db m233337) HM
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Born in Vermont in 1813, Stephen Arnold Douglas (he spelled his last name with two "s" at one time), came to Illinois in 1833 after having studied law in upstate New York. A strong believer in the political ideals of Andrew Jackson, Douglas was a . . . — — Map (db m233422) HM
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
Near East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) at North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In an era before television, radio and the Internet, political rallies were both public entertainment and a necessary element to the exercise of democracy. The prospect of having both candidates on the same stage at the same time arguing a hotly . . . — — Map (db m233493) HM
On East Douglas Street (Illinois Route 75) just east of North State Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The Civil WarAs Lincoln assumed the presidency in March 1861, states in the South began to secede from the Union. Four long years of a bloody civil war followed in which some 618,000 Americans died and an additional 375,000 were . . . — — Map (db m233497) HM
On North Kent Road just south of U. S. Grant Memorial Highway (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling south.
At Kellogg’s Grove, four miles south of here, two engagements were fought during the Black Hawk War. On June 16, 1832, Capt. A.W. Snyder’s company defeated a band of Indians; but on June 25, Indians led by Black Hawk defeated Maj. John Dement’s . . . — — Map (db m233217) HM
Near West High Street just west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior People’s State Bank 1926 — — Map (db m164414) HM
