Reuben Scanland House - Pittsfield, IL - Abraham Lincoln on Waymarking.com

Marker Erected by: Abe Lincoln's Pike County.
County of Marker: Pike County.
Locations of Marker: 402 W. Washington St. (US-54), Pittsfield.

Marker Text:

Reuben Scanland House
Built ca. 1850's
Scanland was mayor of Pittsfield and a prominent attorney and judge. He backed Lincoln in the 1858 Senate race and Lincoln stayed here during his visit in October 1858. One of the stories associated with this home is of Mrs. Scanland's turkey dinner. Mrs. Scanland prepared an elaborate dinner for Lincoln and her husband's political friends, but they did not return home from a local drugstore where Lincoln was telling stories for a crowd of men. The dinner was cold when they finally got there, and Mrs. Scanland called Lincoln "the laziest man there ever was. Good for nothing except to tell stories." The bed he slept in at this house is in the Pike County Historical Society Museum at East School, 400 East Jefferson Street.

Location Type: Building Property Type: Private Date of Event: October 1858 Location Notes: If you enter Pittsfield from the west on US-54, this house is on that street and will be on your left. It is a private home and access to the inside is not possible. URL for Additional Information: [Web Link]

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