Abraham Lincoln ~ Macomb, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 40° 27.528 W 090° 40.272
15T E 697457 N 4481286
Marking yet another site where Lincoln speaks to a crowd.
Waymark Code: WM7QXQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
Views: 3

Marker Text:

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Addressed the people of McDonough County on this spot
October 26, 1858.
"Let ups have faith that right makes might; and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

"We here highly resolve that this Nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth.

"With malice towards none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right. Let us strive on to finish the work we are in."

County: McDonough County

Historical Society: McDonough County

Location: E. Carroll St. & W. Side Square, SW corner of courthouse, Macomb

Website: [Web Link]

Dedication Date: Not listed

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