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Peter Cartwright

CITY:

Pleasant Plains

COUNTY:

Sangamon

DEDICATED BY:

State of Illinois

DEDICATION DATE:

January 1, 1934 at 6:00:00 AM

The marker is located on the North side of IL 125 as it intersects with Grant Street in Pleasant Plains.

Near Pleasant Plains the famous Methodist circuit rider, Peter Cartwright, made his home from 1824 until death in 1872. His powerful preaching led many thousands into the church, and made him a dominant figure in the religious life of Illinois for half a century.

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