Champaign County Courthouse

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Title

Champaign County Courthouse

Subject

Courthouses
Illinois--Champaign County
Illinois--Urbana

Description

A pencil sketch shows the Champaign County Courthouse.

Photo caption: "From a pencil sketch made by Henry Munhall."

On verso: "Presented to Carrie B. Howell Dec 19 1911 by Judge J O Cunningham. Here the Union SS was organized April 23, 1854 with 13 children & 40 adults. The court room was there meeting place until March 4 1855. Here in 1854 Abraham Lincoln made his third antislavery speech but it was the first address on the subject given in Champaign Co. & that fall the first votes in the Co were cast for anti slavery. Owned by the Congregational Church- care of Mrs. George White; 305 South McKinlet St.; Champaign, Ill."

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

405768
Miscellaneous Collection
Subject Vertical File
G-7933

Original Format

copy print
b&w
2

Physical Dimensions

20.3 x 25.3