Lincoln - Douglas Debate #1: Ottawa
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N 41° 20.968 W 088° 50.498
16T E 345933 N 4579188
Washington Square in Ottawa was the site of the first Lincoln Douglas Debate.
Waymark Code: WM2C7Q
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2007
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August 21, 1858, was the day that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met in Ottawa, Illinois, in the first of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Ottawa is a town in north-central Illinois. Lincoln and Douglas arrived in Ottawa along with some six thousand spectators, doubling the city population. The audience stood outside in scorching heat for three full hours to hear the debate.
Click on the link below to read the text of the debate.
Location Type: Historic Marker
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: Aug. 21, 1858
Location Notes:
Park closes at dusk
URL for Additional Information: [Web Link]
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