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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQJ_cooks-hall_Springfield-IL.html
When it opened in 1858, Cook's Hall became the largest of Springfield's public halls. Its gas-lighted auditorium and gallery were the grandest in the region. A wealthy soap and candle manufacturer, John Cook, built the hall following a devastating…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQH_great-western-railroad-depot_Springfield-IL.html
This depot, built in 1852, was the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous farewell address upon leaving Springfield on February 11, 1861, to assume the presidency of the United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQG_great-western-depot_Springfield-IL.html
Throngs give big sendoff to Lincoln Monday morningFebruary 11, 1861 dawned dismal and gray. A chilling drizzle soakedthe dirt roads of the capital. At 7:30 A.M., a carriage pulled up here in front of the depot, and President-elect Lincoln climbed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQF_lincolns-horse_Springfield-IL.html
When Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865,joyous citizens decorated Lincoln's horse, Old Bob, with flags and led him triumphantly through the streets of Spr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQC_mary-lincolns-family_Springfield-IL.html
These four Todd sisters each married a Springfield man and established households within a few blocks of each other, Elizabeth was the oldest and became Mary's surrogate mother." Frances lived closest to Mary (across the street where the Grace Lut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQA_the-childrens-lincoln_Springfield-IL.html
Neighbor girl Josie Remann (left)was a favorite of Lincoln's. Once, on finding her in tears in front of her house, Lincoln ran all the way to the train station with her trunk on his shoulders because a carriage driver failed to come for it on time…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ3_daily-life-in-1860_Springfield-IL.html
These green lawns and groomed streets were once far noisier, messier, and smellier than they are today. many residents of Springfield kept horses, cows, and chickens on their property. They also tended gardens, washed laundry, hauled water, and ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ2_what-did-abraham-lincoln-eat_Springfield-IL.html
Today many people refer to gardening as a hobby, but in the mid-19th Century many families depended on a kitchen garden to enrich their diets with seasonal foods such as fruits, vegetables and herbs. This recreated 19th Century kitchen garden feat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQ1_harriett-dean-house_Springfield-IL.html
In 1838, Abraham Lincoln purchased two lots in this block for $300. Twelve years later, he sold a half lot to Harriet Dean for $125.00 Mrs. Dean purchased an adjacent lot from someone else and had a house built, thus becoming a neighbor of the Lin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNW_henson-lyon-house_Springfield-IL.html
This was the residence of Henson Lyon in 1860. the census of that year identified him as a farmer and the owner of $12,000 in real estate, and $3,000 in personal property, indicating that he was comparatively wealthy.