Minister Who Married Lincoln
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N 36° 44.493 W 078° 55.355
17S E 685475 N 4068214
Historical marker commemorating the minister who married Abraham Lincoln.
Waymark Code: WM2H18
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Minister Who Married Lincoln - R-80

Here lived Rev. Charles A. Dresser,  Rector of Antrim Parish and builder of St. Mark's Church, 1828.  Dresser left this parish in 1838 for Peoria, Illinois, whence he moved to Springfield.  There he married Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd, November 4, 1842. ~text of marker

Marker Number: R-80

Marker Title: Minister Who Married Lincoln

Marker Location: Along Hwy 501 north of South Boston

County or Independent City: Halifax County

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission
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