Where Lincoln Walked - Jonesboro, IL
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adgorn
N 37° 27.108 W 089° 16.085
16S E 299380 N 4147409
Another in the Looking for Lincoln series, detailing Lincoln's visit to the town for his third debate with Douglas.
Waymark Code: WMJB43
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2013
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Jonesboro is a small southern Illinois town, heavily Democratic in the 1850s. Douglas arrived by carriage, while Lincoln walked, looking in deep meditation. During the Civil War, the town had mixed loyalties, with strong southern sympathies yet many serving in the Union Army. The local paper was closed by the militia for anti-war editorials.
The marker stands along the edge of the square where the county courthouse once stood.
County: Union
Historical Society: Lincoln-Douglas Jonesboro Debate Sesquicentennial Committee
Dedication Date: 2009
Location: edge of the town square
Website: Not listed
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