In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...
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Lincoln's breakthrough at the Lincoln-Douglas debates
During the debates between Lincoln and Douglas, Lincoln combines the nation’s moral compass with the constitution, sparking a ...
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The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, ...
BEMENT - After winning a struggle to keep the landmark open, Bryant Cottage's guardians are looking forward to showing future generations the place where Abraham Lincoln planned the debates that ...
QUINCY — The next History Happy Hour hosted by the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth St. in Quincy, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on June 19. Dr. Steve Belko from John Wood Community College ...
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) _ This is the 'Pretzel City,' thanks to German bakers who settled here in the 1850s. It's appropriate, given the way a lightweight named Abraham Lincoln twisted up a political ...
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