Historical Marker

First Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Historical marker location:
101 East Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of La Salle Street (Illinois Route 23) and Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on La Salle Street.)
Marker installed: 2008

Looking for Lincoln

I discovered that in Illinois politics, it was better to vote for a good man on a bad bill than for a bad man on a good bill.
Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point: Getting Right With the Declaration of Independence
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