Tremont Courthouse, 1839-1850 Illinois

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Tremont Courthouse, 1839-1850

104 East Washington Street, Tremont, IL , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 40° 31' 19.2", -89° 29' 24.420012"

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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.

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