Petersburg, IL Point of Beginning - Petersburg, IL
Posted by: 
cldisme
N 40° 00.613 W 089° 50.963
16T E 256796 N 4432780
Prior to being a lawyer and US President, Abraham Lincoln was a surveyor. One of his most extensive surveys was the town of Petersburg, IL.
Waymark Code: WM7YMP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2009
Views: 10
Abraham 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 survey mark: stone marker
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
Bronze Plaque
What property is this mark defining?:
Point of Beginning for Petersburg, IL
|
Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If you have additional information about the survey mark which is not listed in the waymark description, please notify the waymark owner to have it added, and please post the information in your visit log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|