On August 21, 1858, the first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas took place in this park.
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| site of the first Lincoln and Douglas debate |
Approximately 10,000 people gathered to hear the two candidates discuss the question of slavery in America. Lincoln lost the election for a seat in the United States Senate.
Two years later, however, Lincoln and Douglas were rivals again in the presidential race. Lincoln won a majority in the electoral college with a minority of the popular vote and became our 16th President.
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| Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial Plaza |
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| close-up of the statues |
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| LaSalle County Civil War Soldiers Monument |
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| a tired boy |
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