United States Land Office - Palestine, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 00.172 W 087° 36.752
16S E 446961 N 4317273
Lincoln had many friends here, later. At this time, he was just traveling with his father's family.
Waymark Code: WM5265
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: The Illinois State Historical Society.
Date marker Erected: 11/12/1950.

Marker Text:
A United States Land Office was located at this site in 1820 and operated until 1855. Settlers from as far as Chicago came here to file on homesteads. Young Abraham Lincoln passing through Palestine in 1830 with his family in emigrant wagons noticed a crowd before this land office.

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Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: 1830

Location Notes:
Street corner in Palestine, Illinois. Main St. & Market St., small grass area belonging to the Palestine School District.

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