CIVICS · HISTORICAL MARKER
Site of Abraham Lincoln's Speech
Edwardsville, Illinois
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THE STORY
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While campaigning for United States Senator on September 11, 1858, in Edwardsville, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln declared, “Our reliance is in love of liberty …Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty…”
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Photo: Mike Camero
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Edwardsville, Illinois · USA
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America's Main Street Route 66
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