Tour Overview
Sites in Pekin with ties to Abraham Lincoln
Late local history researcher Dale Kuntz identified numerous sites in or adjacent to downtown Pekin that have connections with Abraham Lincoln during his life in Illinois and his career as an attorney in Central Illinois. In 2008, during preparations for the 2009 celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, Kuntz proposed the creation of a "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" route in Pekin. This walking tour follows the route that Kuntz proposed, highlighting 18 of the sites Kuntz had researched.
Stops
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Stop 1: Pekin riverfront - Lincoln's broken oar
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Stop 2: Seth Kinman's Eagle Hotel
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Stop 3: Samuel P. Higginson Home Site
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Stop 4: Joshua Wagenseller's House
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Stop 5: Illinois River Railroad
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Stop 6: Crain Estate Settlement
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Stop 7: Isaac Hawley Home Site
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Stop 8: Original site of First Baptist Church of Pekin
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Stop 9: Jonathan Haines Home
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Stop 10: Nathan Cromwell lot
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Stop 11: John J. Spillman's Blacksmith and Pattern Shop
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Stop 12: Site of the N. H. Wilson Grocery Store
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Stop 13: Tazewell County Courthouse and Lincoln Courthouse Marker
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Stop 14: Lawyer Harriot's home and office site
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Stop 15: William B. Parker, attorney partner
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Stop 16: Flint & Co. Pork House Site
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Stop 17: Site of the Gill, Rupert & Co. Bank
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Stop 18: Tazewell House Hotel
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