Abraham Lincoln Eighth Judicial District Edgar/Coles Counties Line Marker - Kansas, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 39° 30.591 W 087° 57.676
16S E 417361 N 4373798
The "border marker" for Coles and Edgar Counties along the Eighth Judicial District Circuit route that Lincoln traveled with his fellow lawyers to conduct legal duties.
Waymark Code: WMJ80R
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Inscription:
"Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859

Erected 1922 with logos of the Lincoln Circuit Marking Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution."

Here's a great website to learn more about Lincoln's circuit riding days and the marker series that dot the central Illinois landscape:
(visit link)

Out in the middle of the beautiful Illinois countryside, on a very quiet country road.
Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: 1847 - 1859

Location Notes:
Marker is on Coach Road (County Road 300N) near County Road 2780E, on the right when traveling west.

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