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Carl Sandburg Birthplace

313 E 3rd St, Galesburg, IL     (309) 342-2361

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Author. Poet. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born the son of Swedish immigrants, August ...

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Lincoln-douglas Debate

Galesburg Rd, Knoxville, IL    

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On October 7, 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas met in Galesburg for the fifth of seven joint debates. Fro...

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Wyatt Earp Birthplace

Monmouth, IL    

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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, famous for the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, was born on ...

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Founding Of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity

Monmouth, IL    

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On April 28, 1867, the National Women's Fraternity Movement began here in the home of Jacob Holt. In a second floor b...

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Bishop Hill Historic Site

304 Bishop Hill Rd, Bishop Hill, IL     (309) 927-3345

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Many consider the Jansonist emigration as the beginning of Swedish America. A number of historically sign...