Lincoln Speech, Winchester, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 37.698 W 090° 27.351
15S E 718354 N 4389596
First speech on the Kansas Nebraska question.
Waymark Code: WM4NCM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: the Literature & Civics Department of the Winchester Woman's Club.
Date Marker Erected: 1920.
County of Marker: Scott County.
Location of Marker: S. Main St. & E. Market St., town square, Winchester.

Marker Text:

On this spot in the Upper Room
of the Old Court House
in August 1854,
Abraham Lincoln
made his first speech on
The Kansas Nebraska Question.

[The upper portion of the marker there used to be a bust of Lincoln. The mounting hole and outline of the bust are still visible, but alas, the bust is missing.]

Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: August 26, 1854

Location Notes:
This was once the courthouse lawn. When Winchester built a new County Court House, this square became a city park. The center of the park is dominated by a larger than life statue of a seated Stephan Douglas. The Lincoln marker is on the east side of the park, near the sidewalk.

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