Pinkerton's Early Home

Pinkerton's Early Home (HM11JF)

Location: West Dundee, IL 60118 Kane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 5.869', W 88° 16.79'

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Allan Pinkerton, famous detective, had his home and cooperage on this lot, 1844-1850. Here he sheltered and employed slaves escaping to freedom. After helping to capture some counterfeiters, he became deputy sheriff of Kane County in 1848. In 1850 he founded his detective agency in Chicago. In February 1861 he was the bodyguard of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln on the train trip to Washington. Early in the Civil War he directed the spy service of the Union Army.
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HM NumberHM11JF
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByTroop 35 of the Boy Scouts of America, Dundee Township Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 2:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 394168 N 4661429
Decimal Degrees42.09781667, -88.27983333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 5.869', W 88° 16.79'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 5' 52.14" N, 88° 16' 47.40" W
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Area Code(s)847, 224
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 S 3rd St, West Dundee IL 60118, US
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