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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12R2_lincolns-carriage-maker_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln brought his buggy to Obed Lewis for servicing at his shop on the north side of Monroe Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets.When Lincoln first arrived in Springfield riding a borrowed horse he wondered at the "great deal of flourishing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OT_animal-problems_Springfield-IL.html
Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how wallows" in fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OF_streetscape-1859_Springfield-IL.html
This is how the south side of the public square looked from this vantage point (circa 1859), looking east along Adams Street. Businesses at the time included (starting at right); J.W. Bunn Groceries; T.S. Little clothier, with a dental office and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12O9_brunwicks-billiard-hall_Springfield-IL.html
In 1860 Emanuel Brunswick opened a billiard hall in the second floor of the building just east of the Chenery House here on Washington Street. It contained elegant Brunswick tables and was touted as the largest and best hall in Illinois outside of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12O4_the-1858-senate-campaign_Springfield-IL.html
Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on June 16, 1858. To open his campaign, Lincoln delivered the famous House Divided speech from Springfield that evening. Upon hearing the speech, Senator Stephen A. Douglas, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM111Z_abraham-lincoln-and-the-u-talisman-u_Springfield-IL.html
Prior to the coming of the railroads, Springfield was handicapped by inadequate transportation facilities. Early in 1832, Vincent A. Bogue, Springfield businessman and promoter, planned to supply the Sangamon River region with steamboat service. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10N8_1859-1911_Springfield-IL.html
The Sangamon County Old Settlers Society dedicated this tablet to commemorate the first white settlement in Sangamon County when in the fall of 1817 Robert Pulliam built a log cabin about ten and one half miles south on S.W. ? Sec. 21, T. 14, N.R.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GX_pioneer-park_Glenarm-IL.html
In memory of the first settlersof Sangamon CountySite of the first settler's homebuilt by Robert PulliamOctober 20, 1817200 yards north of herePublic welcomeProperty of the Sangamon CountyHistorical Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ0B_camp-butler_Springfield-IL.html
Camp Butler was established in 1861as a Civil War training camp and mobilization center for Illinois recruits. Selected by State officials and Brigadier General William T. Sherman and named for Illinois State Treasurer William Butler (1859-1863), …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX26_the-lincoln-descendants_Springfield-IL.html
Abraham Lincoln · 1809 - 1865 · age 56Mary Todd Lincoln · 1818 - 1882 · age 63Lincoln childrenRobert Todd · 1843 - 1926 · age 82Edward Baker · 1846 - 1850 · age 3 (consumption)William Wallace…