Abraham Lincoln The Rail Splitter Statue
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N 39° 49.902 W 089° 38.388
16S E 274100 N 4412412
A 30-foot fiberglass statue of Abraham Lincoln stands outside the Illinois Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Waymark Code: WM20EP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2007
Views: 113
The statue was constructed in 1967 by John Rinnus, a display director for a department store. Rinnus made the statue in two pieces on sawhorses outside his home in Athens. The figure was molded over a welded-wire frame, with the pants legs slipped over two telephone poles.
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: 1968
Location Notes:
Free if not during an event.
URL for Additional Information: Not listed
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