Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

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Tazewell House

Tazewell House Shelf Sitter - Front
Tazewell House Shelf Sitter - Back

Lincoln Series Shelf Sitter

6.5″ x 4″ x .75″

 

Hotel was located in Pekin, Illinois.

 

Following inscription is on the back:

 

“The Tazewell House, which was located at Front and Court Streets, was owned by William Tinney.  The hotel was one of Pekin’s best and offered shelter to such prominent guests as Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.  Tinney and Lincoln were boyhood playmates.”

$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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