Second State Capitol
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 57.663 W 089° 05.687
16S E 318501 N 4314541
Located on this street, was the capitol.
Waymark Code: WM4YVP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2008
Views: 10
Marker Text:
SECOND STATE CAPITOL
1824-1836
The second state capitol owned by the State was a two-story brick building erected here in 1824, using the walls of the first State Bank which burned January 28, 1823. Abraham Lincoln was a member of the House in the 1834-1835 and 1835-1836 sessions . Vandalia paid one-fifth of the total cost of $15,000. Torn down in 1836, the salvage was used in the third capitol building.
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