Lincoln National Memorial Highway, Lincoln’s First Illinois Home markers - west Decatur area, IL
Posted by: adgorn
N 39° 50.709 W 089° 06.052
16S E 320258 N 4412682
Two markers side by side with information about the Lincoln family's coming to Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMCFEY
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2011
Views: 5
County: Macon
Erected: 1934
Erected By: State of Illinois
First Marker Text:
From the site of the Lincoln cabin on the Sangamon three miles south of here, to the Wabash River opposite Vincennes, the Lincoln National Memorial Highway follows substantially the route taken by the Lincoln family in their migration from Indiana to Illinois in the Spring of 1830.
Second Marker Text:
On an eminence overlooking the Sangamon River three miles south of here stood the first home of Lincoln in Illinois. To this site came the Lincoln family in March, 1830. Here they lived until 1831, when the parents removed to Coles County and Abraham set out on his own career.
The homestead location is around the corner and down the road apiece. There are a plethora of markers approaching the final destination. Interestingly the google view shows the markers in a frame:
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