Everton Conger, Captured Lincoln's Assassin - Carmi, IL
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N 38° 05.279 W 088° 09.818
16S E 397956 N 4216216
The house of the man who lead the troops that captured John Wilkes Booth.
Waymark Code: WM4WWC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: The White County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.
Date Marker Erected: 1965.
County of Marker: White County.
Location of Marker: 302 W. Main St., Carmi.

Marker Text:

COLONEL CONGER HOUSE

Colonel Everton J. Conger, who commanded the troops capturing Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, built this house in 1871. He practiced law in Carmi, became a Federal Judge in Montana Territory, and later moved to Hawaii where he was an advisor to Queen Liliuokalani. The house was remodeled in 1941.

Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Private

Date of Event: April 26, 1865

Location Notes:
Entering Carmi from the west, the highway goes right past this location on you way to the center of town.

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