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Lincoln's Nomination Site

Chicago, Illinois
Historical Marker Database · Andrew Ruppenstein
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THE STORY

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The Wigwam stood on this site, and there Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president in 1860.
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Chicago, Illinois · United States

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