Wayne County Republican Convention - Fairfield, IL
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YoSam.
N 38° 22.788 W 088° 21.453
16S E 381425 N 4248828
National historians seemed to have missed this event.
Waymark Code: WM1BH3Y
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2025
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County of Marker: Wayne County
Location of Marker: NE 3rd St. & E. Main St., courthouse lawn, Fairfield
Marker Erected by: Wayne County
Marker Erected: October 1939
Marker Text:
This monument erected to commemorate
the first endorsement of Abraham Lincoln
for President of the United States.
"Resolved -- that Abe Lincoln is the unanimous choice
of the Republicans of Wayne County for the Presidential
nomination at the National Convention at Chicago."
Wayne County Republican Convention.
March 3, 1860 C. Sibley, Chairman
Fairfield, ILL Wm. H. Robinson, Secretary
Most web sites say Lincoln received his first endorsement in May 1860 Famous People
Address:
NE 3rd St. & E. Main St.,
courthouse lawn,
Fairfield, IL 62837
Website: [Web Link]
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