Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859
N 42° 35.639 W 089° 01.341
16T E 334077 N 4717711
Abraham Lincoln Passed this way twice - once in 1832 and again in 1859. The historical marker describing these events is in a wayside off of Hwy 51, 3.8 miles south of Janesville, WI.
Waymark Code: WM2F10
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
Views: 61
The historical marker reads:
"Twice in his lifetime Abraham Lincoln is known to have traveled
within sight of the Rock River east of this marker.
Lincoln passed this way July 2, 1832, as a private in a mounted
company of Illinois militia accompanying forces under general Henry
Atkinson during the Black Hawk War.
On October 1, 1859, Lincoln again passed this way after
delivering a political address in Hatchett's Hall at the invitation
of the Beloit Republican Club. He spoke the same evening in
Janesville and spent the weekend as a guest in the home of William
M. Tallman.
While following the Prairie Road between Beloit and Janesville
in 1859 Lincoln pointed out to his companions the route taken by
the army in pursuit of Black Hawk's band.
Erected 1960"