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 Commemorating ~ Pittsfield, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 39° 36.414 W 090° 48.330
15S E 688400 N 4386429
Four men joined in history, who practiced law and politics in Pike County.
Waymark Code: WM7YAQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Views: 1
Marker Text:
COMMEMORATING Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, who practiced at the Pike County Bar in early days and who spoke in this park in the Senatorial Campaign of 1858; John Hay, author of Pike County Ballads, diplomatist and Secretary of State 1898 - 1905, who received his academic education here; and John G. Nicolay, private secretary to President Lincoln, who edited the Whig Free Press published here prior to the Civil War. -- * --
for complete data see HISTORICAL
VOLUME IN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
County: Pike County
Historical Society: Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce
Dedication Date: June 24, 1925
Location: Washington St., courthouse lawn, Pittsfield
Website: [Web Link]
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