"N40° 00' 35" W89° 50' 57" - Petersburg, IL " Waymark

Long Description:
Lincoln settled in nearby New Salem, IL in 1831, and spent his time working as a shopkeeper, rail-splitter, postmaster and deputy surveyor before moving to Springfield in 1837 to become a lawyer, which would eventually elevate him to President of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln surveyed the city of Petersburg in 1836, laying out the town’s original 60 blocks.

Under this plaque is the original stone set by Abraham Lincoln as the initial point of beginning.

The bronze plaque reads:
BEGINNING POINT
A. LINCOLN SURVEY
PETERSBURG ILLINOIS 1836

Elevation 523.608 ft.
Longitude 89° 50 min 57 sec
Latitude 40° 0 min 35 sec

Type of structure: Other Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading: My Latitude was 1.78 seconds further north and my Longitude was 0.78 seconds further west. Reason for the coordinates: Personally surveyed by Abraham Lincoln in 1836

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