Lincoln - Douglas Debate - Jonesboro, IL
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N 37° 27.084 W 089° 16.113
16S E 299339 N 4147365
Marks one in the series of debates in 1858.
Waymark Code: WM4Y0Q
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Erected by: The State of Illinois.
Date Marker Erected: 1935.
County of Marker: Union County.
Location of Marker: Jct. IL-146 & IL-127, Town Center Circle, Jonesboro.

Marker Text:

LINCOLN - DOUGLAS
DEBATE
On September 15,1858, in the midst of the Senatorial campaign of that year, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met at Jonesboro in the third of the famous series of debates which made Lincoln a national figure. The debate was held in a grove one quarter mile to the north.

Location Type: Historic Marker

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: September 15, 1858

Location Notes:
This marker is in a very carefully manicured traffic circle on the intersecting borders of Anna-Jonesboro. The actual debate took place in a park 1/4 mile north of the marker.

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