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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWR1_the-lincoln-boys-in-1854_Springfield-IL.html
The Springfield "urban" environment that shaped the childhood of the Lincoln boys was a far cry from the "backwoods wilderness" their father knew as a child. "Pay schools" and academies, railroad trains and fancy carriages, circuses and Sunday sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQY_streetscape-1859_Springfield-IL.html
This is the how the east side of the public square looked from this vantage point (circa 1859), looking north along Sixth Street. The picture shows how buildings were refurbished following the great east-side fire of February 1858. but the litter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQX_lincolns-springfield_Springfield-IL.html
Twenty-eight-year-old Abraham Lincoln settled here in 1837. He was unmarried, unlearned, unrefined, with "no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me." On the day before his fifty-second birthday, Lincoln left here a profoundly changed man; a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQV_the-american-house_Springfield-IL.html
Social galas and political functions were common at the American House. Stephen A.Douglas sometimes used the hotel as headquarters for the Democrats. (Below Left) A newspaper published Springfield's newest hotel under the direction of J. Clifton, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQM_corneau-diller-drug-store_Springfield-IL.html
Apothecaries in the mid-19th century carried a surprising variety of drugs and remedies—-potassium iodide for rheumatism and syphilis, sulphate of quinine for tooth powder, opium elixir for toothache, and camphor for an aphrodisiac. "Cure-al…
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/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…