Abraham Lincoln - Westport, IL
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N 38° 40.986 W 087° 32.184
16S E 453345 N 4281747
On the banks of the Wabash River, as he crossed into Illinois for the very first time.
Waymark Code: WM4NCR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
Views: 14

Monument Erected by The Illinois Organization of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Sculptor: Nellie Verne Walker (1874-1973).
Founder: American Bronze Company.
County of Monument: Lawrence County.
Location of Monument: IL-33, Illinois side of Wabash River Bridge, Westport.
Monument Dedication and Presentation to the State of Illinois: June 14, 1938.
Restoration by: The Illinois State Organization NSDAR, Mrs. Ronald L. Mordhorst, Regent.
Date of Restoration and Rededication: October 8, 1988.

Monument 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.


Rededication Text:
50th Anniversary
Lovingly restored for the
People of Illinois.


Description of Monument:
A full-length standing bronze figure of Lincoln set against a sculptured limestone wall panel. Lincoln holds a stick in his right hand. The wall relief is composed of several rectangular blocks and depicts the profiles of three adults and two children walking with an ox-driven covered wagon. An angel flies above the group looking back at them.

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