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Stephen A. Douglas Speech
Lincoln,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° 8' 45.539988",
-89° 22' 3.780012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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On this site during the senatorial campaign of 1858 Stephen A. Douglas spoke to a Democratic political rally in a circus tent on September 4th. Douglas' opponent for the Senate seat, Abraham Lincoln, was on the train from Bloomington to Springfield and stopped to hear the speech.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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