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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNU_william-beedle-house_Springfield-IL.html
Beedle, a railroad fireman rented this house. Mrs. Ann Walters, a widow, owned this property as well as a two-story frame house which stood on the two lots immediately to the right. Mrs. Walters used the rent as income to help support herself, her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNT_charles-arnold-house_Springfield-IL.html
This was the Arnold residence from 1850 to the 1870's. A political ally of Abraham Lincoln, Arnold was twice elected County Sheriff on the Whig ticket during the years he was Lincoln's neighbor.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNR_sarah-cook-house_Springfield-IL.html
During 1860, this house was rented to Mrs. Cook, a widow, who let rooms to help provide support for herself and her children. In 1855, a Springfield newspaper carried an advertisement for Mrs. Cook's photographic studio, with its "splendid Camera,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNQ_economic-and-ethnic-diversity-in-springfield_Springfield-IL.html
In Abraham Lincoln's time, many residents of Springfield came from someplace else, whether a state or an ocean away. Southerners, northerners, and European immigrants came here to improve their lot in life, much as Lincoln had in 1837. Springfield…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNO_the-underground-railroad-in-lincolns-neighborhood_Springfield-IL.html
The Underground Railroad refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage. Acts of self-emancipation made runaways "fugitives" according to the laws of the time. While most began and completed their jou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNN_henson-robinson-house_Springfield-IL.html
During the 1860's, this was the residence of Henson Robinson, a partner in a Springfield business concern that sold stoves, furnaces, and tinware. Robinson's company had a contract to manufacture tin cups and plates for soldiers during the Civil War.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNM_solomon-allen-barn_Springfield-IL.html
Allen, a gunsmith, owned and lived in a house on this property during the 1850's and '60's.His barn is the only outbuilding from the Lincoln period that still exists in the Historic Site. Many of Lincoln's neighbors kept livestock in barns such as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLN_lincoln-home-national-historic-site_Springfield-IL.html
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is part of the National Park System, one of more than 390 parks that are important examples of our nation's heritage. This unit of the National Park Service preserves the home of the nation's 16th president, Abr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLM_george-w-shutt-house_Springfield-IL.html
In 1860, this house was rented to young lawyer George Shutt and his family. Unlike most of Lincoln's politically active neighbors, Shutt supported Stephen A. Douglas in his campaign against Lincoln for the Presidency in 1860.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLL_jesse-k-dubois-house_Springfield-IL.html
This was the home of Jesse K. Dubois and his family from 1859 to 1864. Dubois was the Illinois State Auditor, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and his most important political ally in this neighborhood. One of the Dubois sons was named after Linc…