Tremont Courthouse
1839 - 1850
Abraham Lincoln attended court in the fine two story rectangular brick courthouse with four Grecian columns and copper dome on this site. Here in 1842 he was challenged to a duel by James Shields. Lincoln last spoke here August 30, 1858.
Marker is at the intersection of East Washington Street and South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on East Washington Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
