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Berry-Lincoln Store, New Salem State Park, Lincoln's New Salem, Ill,
4A-H1181
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BERRY-LINCOLN STORE
George Warburton, in 1830, erected on this
site New Salem's only sheathed structure.
Later the Chrisman Brothers and Reuben
Radford also operated stores here. In January.
1833, Wm. F. Berry and Abraham Lincoln
moved here from their first store, located just
west of Ferguson's residence. Lincoln served a
portion of his postmastership in this building.
During the early summer of 1833 Lincoln
sold his interest to Berry, who later sold the
enterprise to the Trent Brothers. The Trents
suddenly left the country and Berry resumed
the business until he died in 1835. It is
thought McNamar and Dr. Allen then took
over the store and, in 1837, moved it to
Petersburg.
The large room was the store proper, while
the rear lean-to served as a store room and,
for a time, as Lincoln's bedroom.
H. N. SHONKWILER, EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR, SPRINGFIELD. LE
