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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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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