Petersburg City Historical Markers

Map of Illinois State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Petersburg

Petersburg City Historical Markers

Petersburg General Interest

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, 1823-1871

Founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, Menard County resident, Rush Medical College graduate 1850, surgeon 14th Illinois Volunteers 1861-1864, he ... [click for more]

Mentor Graham, 1800-1886: Teacher of Abraham Lincoln

“I think I may say that he was my scholar and I was his teacher.”At New Salem, Lincoln read Graham's books and in 1833 studied gramma... [click for more]