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Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln Illinois

CITY:

Lincoln

COUNTY:

Logan

DEDICATED BY:

Lincoln Kiwanis, Lions & Rotary Clubs and The Illinois State Historical Society

DEDICATION DATE:

March 1, 1965 at 6:00:00 AM

The marker is located in Lincoln, at the intersection of Broadway and Sangamon Street, on the southeast side of the tracks in the east corner of the grounds by the Amtrak Station.

Near this site Abraham Lincoln christened the town with the juice of a watermelon when the first lots were sold on August 27, 1853. President-elect Lincoln spoke here, November 21, 1860, while traveling to Chicago and Lincoln’s funeral train stopped here, May 3, 1865, before completing the trip to Springfield.

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