Lincoln-Douglas Debate
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N 37° 27.085 W 089° 16.116
16S E 299334 N 4147367
Historical marker in the center of Jonesboro, IL. The center of town
Waymark Code: WMPMB
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2006
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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.
Erected by the State of Illinois 1935.
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