Sitting With Lincoln - Vandalia, IL
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N 38° 57.635 W 089° 05.636
16S E 318573 N 4314487
Small park with McClarey statue of Lincoln across form State House.
Waymark Code: WM500E
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Statue Sculptor: John McClarey.
County of State: Fayette County.
Location of Park: Gallatin St., Vandalia.

Marker Text:

LINCOLN PARK
Young Lincoln said of his own ambitions, "...I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed by my fellow man, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem."

This representation of Lincoln in bronze at the time he served in the state legislature at Vandalia from 1834-39, before his rise to national prominence as President of the United States, is a symbol of the esteem to which Lincoln is held in the hearts and minds of people everywhere who cherish liberty and justice.

Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait

Property Type: Public

Date of Event: Dedicated February 10, 2001.

Location Notes:
Across the street from the newly restored State House. City park, gates open.

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