Second State Capitol - Vandalia, IL
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N 38° 57.663 W 089° 05.687
16S E 318501 N 4314541
Lincoln served two terms here.
Waymark Code: WM4YWC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: The Illinois State Historical Society.
Date Marker Erected: 1954.
County of Marker: Fayette County.
Location of Marker: 4th St., near Gallatin St., Vandalia.

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.

Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: 1834-1835 & 1835-1836

Location Notes:
Marker is in the sidewalk on 4th St., across from the Vandalia state house. In front of a place called "Thirsty's".

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