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Owen Lovejoy Home
Princeton,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
41° 22' 18.720012",
-89° 26' 53.819988"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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The two-story frame structure was the home of abolitionist Owen Lovejoy, who was born in Maine in 1811. Lovejoy moved into the house in 1838, when he became a Congregationalist minister. He was a leader in the formation of the Republican Party in Illinois, and he served as a Representative in the State Legislature, 1855-1857, and in the United States Congress from 1857 until his death in 1864. His home was well known as a shelter for runaway slaves. Owen was a younger brother of Elijah Lovejoy, abolitionist editor, who was killed by a mob at Alton in 1837.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Owen Lovejoy Home Historical Marker Location Map, Princeton, Illinois Map
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