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Logan County Circuit Court

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, on the Courthouse Lawn.

On this site stood two former Logan County Courthouses in which Abraham Lincoln practiced law from 1856 until elected President. During the March term, 1859, Lincoln substituted for David Davis as the presiding judge of the Logan County Circuit Court.

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