Historical Markers in
Morgan County, Illinois

1858 Senate Race Here Barton Warren Stone (1772-1844) Big Eli Wheel No. 17 First Illinois State Hospital for the Insane Greene Vardiman Black Greene Vardiman Black I. C. Honors Mr. Lincoln Lincoln & Governor Duncan Lincoln and Grierson Lincoln and Jaquess Lincoln and Slavery Lincoln's Religion New Method Book Bindery Potawatami Indians Stephen Arnold Douglas The Civil War Governor The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company Whig Rivals and Friends William Jennings Bryan
Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.
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