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