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HISTORIC SANGAMON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
This stately building was the fifth capitol
of Illinois. The cornerstone was laid on July
4, 1837, and the building was completed in
1853. It is rich in Lincoln associations.
Abraham Lincoln, in addition to serving
in the legislature, appeared and argued many
cases before the Supreme Court, located in
the edifice, and made frequent use of the
State and Supreme Court Libraries. In this
building, he first took issue with Stephen
Douglas in his famous "House Divided
Against Itself" speech, here were his head-
quarters during his 1860 campaign for the
Presidency.
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