Site of Joseph Heck Bakery - Pittsfield, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 36.483 W 090° 48.321
15S E 688410 N 4386557
Abe drank cider and most likely spun some yarns here.
Waymark Code: WM4VVQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: Abe Lincoln's Pike County.
County of marker: Pike County.
Location of Marker: Madison St. & E. Adams St., Pittsfield.

Marker Text:

Site of Joseph Heck Bakery


Abraham Lincoln drank cider and ate gingerbread here. Site of the first Pike County courthouse in Pittsfield. The building was sold to Joseph Heck, a native of Durmersheim, Germany, born there in 1822. Heck emigrated to America in 1846, moving first to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then here to Pittsfield in 1855. He was a grocer, baker and confectioner. John Nicolay took Lincoln to "Penny Hecks" for cider and gingerbread Oct 1, 1858, during his Senatorial campaign visit.

Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: October 1, 1858

Location Notes:
On the town square across from the court house.

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