First Time Lincoln Enters Illinois - Westport, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 40.986 W 087° 32.184
16S E 453345 N 4281747
On the banks of the Wabash, just across the river from Vincennes, Indiana, as Lincoln entered Illinois for the first time.
Waymark Code: WMKP9P
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2014
Views: 4
County of event: Lawrence County
Location of event: IL 33, west end of Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Westport
Text: IN THE LATE WINTER OF 1830 A FEW WEEKS AFTER HIS 21st BIRTHDAY
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PASSED THIS WAY WITH HIS FATHER'S FAMILY
ENTERING THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THE FIRST TIME
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