Abraham Lincoln

Located at corner of N. Hennepin Ave, and Lincoln Statue Dr. Dixon, Ill Coordinates Lat N41 50.794 Lon W 89 29.100

 

 

Abraham Lincoln

Was stationed here during the Black Hawk War in 1832, as captain of volunteers. On April 21, 1832, he enlisted at Richland Creek, Sangamon County, and was elected captain. He was mustered into state service at Beardstown on April 22 and into United States service at the mouth of Rock River May 3. At the mouth of Fox River on May 27, he was mustered out and on the same day re-enlisted as a private in Captain Elijah Iles' Company. At the expiration of this enlistment, he re-enlisted on June 16, at Fort Wilbourn in Captain Jacob M. Early's Company, and was finally mustered out of service on July 10, 1832, at White Water River, Wisconsin

Memorial Erected by the State of Illinois in 1930 at the site of the block house known as FORT DIXON

 

LOUIS L. EMMERSON

GOVERNOER OF ILLINOIS

HARRY H. CLEAVELEND

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS&BLDGS

FORT . DIXON . MEMORIAL . TO . ABRAHAM LINCOLN . COMMISION

GEORGE G. DIXON DIXON EDWIN F. LAWRENCE STERLING
CHAIRMAN   SECRETARY DIXON
HENREY HORNER CHICAGO WILLIAM B. BRINTON BYRON
OSSIAN C. SIMMONS CHICAGO WILLIAM T. RAWLEIGH FREEPORT
LORADO TAFT CHICAGO JOSEPH E. CARLLAI MOLINE
CHARLES R. WALGREEN CHICAGO FRANK E. STEVENS SYCAMORE
C. HERRICK HAMMOND CHICAGO LEONARD CRUNELLE CHICAGO
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT   SCULPTOR  

 

 

 

JOHN DIXON

FOUNDER OF THE CITY OF DIXON

APRIL 11 1830

PROPRIETOR OF THE FERRY AND TAVERN HERE

DURRING THE BLACKHAWK WAR FORT DIXON 1832

DIXON TAVERN AND FERRY 1832

 
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