The New Salem Lincoln League

The New Salem Lincoln League

Dedicates this Memorial in Honor of

William Randolph Hearst

Who in 1906 purchased the site of New Salem

for the Old Salem Chautauqua Association.

In 1918, with the consent of Mr. Hearst,

this tract was transferred to the State of Illinois

thereby fostering the restoration of the

village where Lincoln Lived from 1831 to 1837.

Erected August 19, 1951

Marker can be reached from Illinois Route 97.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB