Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

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Tazewell County Courthouse

Tazewell County Courthouse Shelf Sitter - Front
Tazewell County Courthouse Shelf Sitter - Back

Lincoln Series Shelf Sitter

7″ x 4.5″ x .75″

 

Courthouse was located in Pekin, Illinois.

 

Following inscription is on the back:

 

“The 3rd Tazewell County Court House was erected in Pekin in 1849 and was torn down in 1914. Within it was heard the voices of such notable men as Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, David Davis, and others.” 

$20.75

(includes U.S. shipping & tax)


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The Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society (TCGHS) has released a series of four different collectable shelf sitters representing historic Tazewell County buildings regularly visited by Abraham Lincoln when he rode the 8th Judicial Circuit in the late 1840s through 1860.   Collect all four – the Tazewell County Courthouse, the Jones-Menard “Red Brick” House, the Lilly Inn, and the Tazewell House!  The shelf sitters vary in size but are all around 5″ x 7″.  They are about 3/4″ thick and, of course, stand upright on their own.

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