Historical Markers in
Lawrence County, Illinois

13th Street Bridge Clark's Advance George Field Army Air Corps Base Golden Rule Insurance Company, inc. 1940 Lawrence County Courthouse Life on the Square Lincoln in Lawrenceville Lincoln Trail Memorial Millstones From Smallsburg Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Lawrence County Memorial St. Francis Xavier Church St. Francisville Cabin To Victory Veterans Memorial Vincennes Tract
The first televised presidential debate in history was held in Illinois in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The debate was held at the studios of CBS in Chicago and was watched by an estimated 70 million people.
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