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Home of John A. and Mary Logan, 1856-1861
CITY:
Benton
COUNTY:
Franklin
DEDICATED BY:
Illinois Department of Transportation and The Illinois State Historical Society
DEDICATION DATE:
January 1, 1967 at 6:00:00 AM
The marker is located in Benton at 204 South Main Street, just south of the turn-around square.
John A. Logan 1826-1886, U.S. Representative 1859-1862, 1867-1871; Civil War General, 1861-1865; U.S. Senator, 1871-1877, 1879-1886; Vice presidential Candidate with James Blaine 1884. He established Memorial Day as a National holiday on 1868. John A. Logan and Mary Cunningham were married in Shawneetown on November 27, 1855, and then moved to Benton where John practiced law. They lived in a small frame house on this site. Mary moved to Carbondale in 1861 where she remained during the Civil War.
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