Lincoln's Real Estate

"His love of wealth was very weak....he said he had no capacity whatever for speculation and never attempted it."

So said attorney friend Joseph Gillespie who once asked Lincoln how much land he owned and why he had never speculated in ...

Lincoln's Carriage Maker

Lincoln brought his buggy to Obed Lewis for servicing at his shop on the north side of Monroe Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets.

When Lincoln first arrived in Springfield riding a borrowed horse he wondered at the "great deal of ...

Lincoln's Legacy

During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln had promised to care for the men in the armed services-and for their widows and orphans. Lincoln was unable, however, to keep that promise. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic or G.A.R. emerged ...

Lincoln's Decatur Ally

Richard J. Oglesby was born in Kentucky, journeyed to Decatur as a young orphan, and later became one of Decatur's most prominentand best-loved citizens. Oglesby made a small fortune in the California Gold Rush and fought in both the Mexican ...

Abraham Lincoln's Biography

Greencastle Courthouse Square

6 West Washington Street

William Herndon

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Abraham Lincoln

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Greencastle

During the long, hot summer of 1887, William H. Herndon of Springfield, Illinois, the former law partner of Abraham Lincoln, came to Greencastle to visit his ...

Jefferson Davis Informed of Lincoln's Death

Jefferson Davis was standing here when informed of Lincoln's death April 18, 1865

Marker can be reached from the intersection of 4th Street and South Tryon Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Lincoln's Last Law Office

Lincoln and Herndon rented law offices at several locations over the years. Their last was a rear room on the second floor in a building that stood here. Leslie's Weekly published this drawing of the office interior during the 1860 ...

Lincoln's Hat

Lincoln reportedly has a "very defective taste" in hats. At various times he was known to have worn fur caps, straw or palm hats, and broad, low-brimmed wool or felt hats. He is best known for the "plug" or stovepipe ...

Mary Lincoln's Ring

"Love is Eternal" were the words engraved in the plain gold band that Abraham Lincoln slipped on Mary's finger at their wedding in Springfield on November 4, 1842. The inscription reflected the ideal of "romantic love" that swept America in ...

Lincoln's Danville Friends

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The center of town, during the time of Lincoln’s years in Danville, was located in a range from Franklin Street in the West, to Washington Street in the East, bordered by Harrison Street in the North ...