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Stephen A. Douglas Speech

CITY:

Lincoln

COUNTY:

Logan

DEDICATED BY:

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

DEDICATION DATE:

March 1, 1964 at 6:00:00 AM

The marker is located in Lincoln on the west side of Decatur Street, between Logan and Sangamon Streets. It is one block northwest of the railroad tracks, across the street from Holy Family Catholic Church.

On this site during the senatorial campaign of 1858 Stephen A. Douglas spoke to a Democratic political rally in a circus tent on September 4th. Douglas’ opponent for the Senate seat, Abraham Lincoln, was on the train from Bloomington to Springfield and stopped to hear the speech.

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